Difference between Devours and Consume

DEVOURS vs CONSUME: 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.

Eat up completely, as with great appetite
To be destroyed as by use, burning, etc: as, the fire was lighted, and the wood consumed away.
To waste (away); become wasted or attenuated.
Synonyms Devour, etc. (see eat); swallow up, use up, engulf, absorb, lavish, dissipate, exhust.
To make use of; employ the whole of; fill out; spend: with reference to time.
To bring to utter ruin; exterminate.
To cause to waste away; make thin.
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 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.

Cuts, Burns, Combusts, Absorbs, Engulfs, Swallows, Gobbles, Eats, Guttle, Down, Go through, Pig, Raven, Gulp, Consume

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

Defecates, Overwhelms, Exterminates, Starves, Consumes, Chews, Cuts, Combusts, Engulfs, Guttle, Down, Go through, Pig, Raven, Consume

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

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.