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expend vs use up

use up vs expend

expend and use up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
use up No No Yes No
As verbs, expend and use up are synonyms defined as:
  • expend and use up: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of expend include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, wipe out.
As verbs, use up is a hyponym of expend; that is, use up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:
  • expend: use up (resources or materials)
  • use up: require (time or space)
Other hyponyms of expend include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, expend, spend, spend, occupy, take, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.
As verbs, use up is a hypernym of expend; that is, use up is a word with a broader meaning than expend:
  • expend: pay out
  • use up: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of expend include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out, pay.
expend (verb) use up (verb)
use up (resources or materials) use up (resources or materials)
pay out require (time or space)
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