The difference between Consume and Devour

When used as verbs, consume means to use up, whereas devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

check bellow for the other definitions of Consume and Devour

  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."

  1. Devour as a verb:

    To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

  2. Devour as a verb:

    To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

    Examples:

    "The fire was devouring the building."

  3. Devour as a verb:

    To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

    Examples:

    "She intended to devour the book."

  4. Devour as a verb:

    To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

    Examples:

    "After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."

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