Annihilate and Devastate

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Annihilate verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: the family's attempts to annihilate the roach population in their apartment had met with little success

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Devastate is a synonym for annihilate. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Annihilate".

Nearby Words: annihilation, annihilating

Devastate verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Usage example: the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

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Annihilate is a synonym for devastate in destroy topic. You can use "Annihilate" instead a verb "Devastate".

party	annihilate party	devastate party
life	annihilate life	devastate life
civilization	annihilate civilization	devastate civilization
base	annihilate base	devastate base
Other words: army, universe, earth, world, country, fleet, planet, city, enemy, forces, units, opponents, enemies, planets, cities, fleets, armies.

Notably, some factions predict that a Dalek/Time Lord war is coming and would devastate the Daleks, but annihilate the Time Lords.

Source: Audio Play / Big Finish Doctor Who
Sec also mentions to Madoka that Walpurgisnacht will devastate "The Area." What she hears is "Destroy the city." What he means is "Annihilate the entire star system".

Source: Fanfic / A Hero

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