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eat vs expend

expend vs eat

eat and expend both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eat No No Yes No
expend No No Yes No
As verbs, eat and expend are synonyms defined as:
  • eat and expend: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of eat include consume, deplete, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
As verbs, expend is a hyponym of eat; that is, expend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat:
  • eat: use up (resources or materials)
  • expend: pay out
Other hyponyms of eat include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, spend, spend, occupy, take, use up, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.
eat (verb) expend (verb)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid use up (resources or materials)
take in solid food pay out
eat a meal; take a meal
take in food; used of animals only
use up (resources or materials)
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
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