The difference between Consume and Wipe out

When used as verbs, consume means to use up, whereas wipe out means to destroy (a large number of people or things).

check bellow for the other definitions of Consume and Wipe out

  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. Wipe out as a verb (idiomatic):

    To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.

  2. Wipe out as a verb:

    To physically erase something written.

  3. Wipe out as a verb:

    To do away with; to cause to disappear

  4. Wipe out as a verb (intransitive):

    To crash, fall over (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding etc.)

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