play out vs consume

play out and consume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play out	No	No	Yes	No
consume	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

play out (verb)	consume (verb)
become spent or exhausted	engage fully
play to a finish	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
perform or be performed to the end	use up (resources or materials)
deplete	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely