consume vs take up

consume and take up both are verbs.

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

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

consume (verb)	take up (verb)
engage fully	pursue or resume
serve oneself to, or consume regularly	return to a previous location or condition
use up (resources or materials)	adopt
spend extravagantly	take up as if with a sponge
eat up completely, as with great appetite	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
destroy completely	accept
	take in, also metaphorically
	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
	occupy or take on
	take up and practice as one's own
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	turn one's interest to
	take up time or space