The difference between Consume and Eliminate

When used as verbs, consume means to use up, whereas eliminate means to completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.

check bellow for the other definitions of Consume and Eliminate

Consume as a verb (transitive):

To use up.

Examples:

"The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour."
Consume as a verb (transitive):

To eat.

Examples:

"Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day."
Consume as a verb (transitive):

To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

Examples:

"Desire consumed him."
Consume as a verb (transitive):

To destroy completely.

Examples:

"The building was consumed by fire."
Consume as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

To waste away slowly.
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."
Consume as a verb (transitive):

To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

Examples:

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

Eliminate as a verb (transitive):

To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
Eliminate as a verb (slang):

To kill (a person or animal).
Eliminate as a verb (physiology):

To excrete (waste products).
Eliminate as a verb:

To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).

Examples:

"Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses."

"John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight."
Eliminate as a verb (accounting):

To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.