Hypernyms for "consume"
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booze
burn
burn off
burn up
cannibalise
cannibalize
dissipate
do drugs
drain
drink
drug
eat
exhaust
feed
fill
fling
fool
fool away
fritter
fritter away
frivol away
fuddle
get down
habituate
hit
imbibe
indulge
lavish
luxuriate
overspend
partake
play out
replete
run down
run out
sample
sap
sate
satiate
shoot
shower
smoke
sop up
spend
splurge
suck in
sup
swallow
take in
take up
taste
tire
touch
try
try out
use
wanton
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.