imbibe vs consume

imbibe and consume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imbibe	No	No	Yes	No
consume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consume is a hypernym of imbibe; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than imbibe:

Other hypernyms of imbibe include have, ingest, take, take in.

imbibe (verb)	consume (verb)
receive into the mind and retain	engage fully
take in liquids	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution	use up (resources or materials)
take in, also metaphorically	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely