indulge vs consume

indulge and consume both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of indulge include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

indulge (verb)	consume (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to	engage fully
enjoy to excess	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
treat with excessive indulgence	use up (resources or materials)
give free rein to	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely