| VERB | consumption | burn off, burn, burn up | use up (energy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | burn off | clear land of its vegetation by burning it off |
| Meaning | use up (energy). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" | |
| Synonyms | burn, burn up | |
| Broader | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out | use up (resources or materials) |
| Spanish | agotar, consumir, incendiar, quemar | |
| Catalan | cremar, incendiar | |
| Meaning | Clear land of its vegetation by burning it off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | denude, bare, denudate, strip | lay bare |
| Catalan | cremar | |
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