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wipe out vs burn up

burn up vs wipe out

wipe out and burn up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wipe out No No Yes No
burn up No No Yes No
As verbs, burn up is a hyponym of wipe out; that is, burn up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wipe out:
  • wipe out: use up (resources or materials)
  • burn up: use up (energy)
wipe out (verb) burn up (verb)
kill in large numbers burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase use up (energy)
remove from memory or existence burn brightly
wipe out the effect of something
use up (resources or materials)
eliminate completely and without a trace
Difference between wipe out and burn up

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