Difference between Consume and Devour

CONSUME vs DEVOUR: NOUN

To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.

To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
To eat up greedily. : eat.
To destroy, consume, or waste.
To take in eagerly.
To preoccupy or obsess in a harmful way.
To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate.
To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses.

Specifically To destroy by use; dissipate or wear out (a thing) by applying it to its natural or intended use: as, only a, small part of the produce of the West is consumed there; in an unfavorable sense, waste; squander: as, to consume an estate.
To cause to waste away; make thin.
To bring to utter ruin; exterminate.
To make use of; employ the whole of; fill out; spend: with reference to time.
Synonyms Devour, etc. (see eat); swallow up, use up, engulf, absorb, lavish, dissipate, exhust.
To waste (away); become wasted or attenuated.
To be destroyed as by use, burning, etc: as, the fire was lighted, and the wood consumed away.
Eat up completely, as with great appetite
To destroy by separating into parts which cannot be reunited, as by decomposition, burning, or eating; devour; use up; wear out; hence, destroy the substance of; annihilate.

To eat up entirely; eat ravenously; consume as food.
To consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly; make away with; destroy; waste.
To swallow up, literally or figuratively; draw into conjunction or possession; absorb; engorge; take in: as, to devour a book; the usurers have devoured his estate.
To gaze at absorbingly; look upon with avidity; view with delight.
To consume.
Eat up completely, as with great appetite
To give delight to; charm; enchant.
Synonyms Consume, etc. See eat.

Eat up, Take in, Down, Wipe out, Go through, Ware, Have, Exhaust, Waste, Take, Squander, Deplete, Devour, Ingest, Eat

Engulf, Satiate, Gnaw, Starve, Chomp, Munch, Gobble, Eat, Guttle, Down, Go through, Pig, Raven, Gulp, Consume

Consumption, Use up, Down, Wipe out, Go through, Ware, Have, Exhaust, Waste, Take, Squander, Deplete, Devour, Ingest, Eat

Masticate, Nibble, Annihilate, Chew, Engulf, Satiate, Starve, Munch, Eat, Guttle, Down, Go through, Pig, Raven, Consume

And we all know that computers consume electricity.
You must consume the right quality water and you must consume the right amount or quantity of water.
For example, some consumers want to consume paddy, whereas some consumers want to consume wheat.
No one may consume alcohol or drugs before entering an event or bring or consume alcohol or other drugs in the event.
People at risk include those who consume excessive amounts of alcohol and those who do not consume milk or milk products.
Dietary Guidelines to consume at least three servings of whole grains daily, Americans consume, on average, less than one serving per day.
Consume smaller portions of foods and beverages that are higher in added sugars or consume them less often.
The waves could not consume Him and neither can they consume us if we believe.
By definition, activities consume time and usually consume resources.
Some fish consume phytoplankton, others consume zooplankton, and others consume other fish or larval fish.

At last they seemed to devour the way.
No two DEVOUR playthroughs are ever the same.
Every time Bethany makes it the kids devour.
So God sent a lion to devour him.
Devour Buffalo Chicken Pad Thai or Chili Risotto.
To outright kidnap and devour any disobedient child.
It might seek to devour him in infancy.
Devour Magic and Haunt share a cooldown so this ensures that you never forget to devour if you have poor pet management skills.
He can no longer devour the things that he used to devour.
Other Devour Week events include the Devour Phoenix Bartending Competition, the Seven Chefs Dinner, and Devour the World.