The difference between Annihilate and Consume

When used as verbs, annihilate means to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate, whereas consume means to use up.

check bellow for the other definitions of Annihilate and Consume

  1. Annihilate as a verb:

    To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

    Examples:

    "An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city."

  2. Annihilate as a verb (particle physics):

    To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation.

  3. Annihilate as a verb (archaic):

    To treat as worthless, to vilify.

  4. Annihilate as a verb (transitive):

    To render null and void; to abrogate.

  1. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To use up.

    Examples:

    "The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour."

  2. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To eat.

    Examples:

    "Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day."

  3. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

    Examples:

    "Desire consumed him."

  4. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To destroy completely.

    Examples:

    "The building was consumed by fire."

  5. Consume as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To waste away slowly.

  6. Consume as a verb (economics, transitive, intransitive):

    To trade money for good or services as an individual.

    Examples:

    "In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume."

    "If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax."

  7. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

    Examples:

    "The Internet has changed the way we consume news."

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