consume vs take in

consume and take in both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consume	No	No	Yes	No
take in	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consume and take in are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of consume include have, ingest, take.

As verbs, take in is a hyponym of consume; that is, take in is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:

consume (verb)	take in (verb)
engage fully	make (clothes) smaller
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	take into one's family
use up (resources or materials)	take up mentally
spend extravagantly	fool or hoax
eat up completely, as with great appetite	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
destroy completely	take up as if with a sponge
	fold up
	express willingness to have in one's home or environs
	accept
	take in, also metaphorically
	hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
	see or watch
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	call for and obtain payment of
	visit for entertainment
	provide with shelter
	suck or take up or in