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use up vs consume

consume vs use up

use up and consume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
use up No No Yes No
consume No No Yes No
As verbs, use up and consume are synonyms defined as:
  • use up and consume: use up (resources or materials)
Other synonyms of use up include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, wipe out.
As verbs, consume is a hypernym of use up; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than use up:
  • use up: require (time or space)
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of use up include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
use up (verb) consume (verb)
use up (resources or materials) engage fully
require (time or space) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
use up (resources or materials)
spend extravagantly
eat up completely, as with great appetite
destroy completely
Difference between use up and consume

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