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consume vs try

try vs consume

consume is not a noun while try is a noun.

consume and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As verbs, try is a hyponym of consume; that is, try is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  • try: take a sample of
Other hyponyms of consume include cannibalise, cannibalize, habituate, use, eat, drink, imbibe, booze, drink, fuddle, hit the bottle, partake, touch, eat, feed, fill, replete, sate, satiate, sample, taste, try out, sop up, suck in, take in, take up, sup.
consume (noun) try (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
consume (verb) try (verb)
engage fully put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
serve oneself to, or consume regularly melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
use up (resources or materials) take a sample of
spend extravagantly test the limits of
eat up completely, as with great appetite give pain or trouble to
destroy completely make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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