Appear and Consume

Opposite meaning words

Appear verb - To come into view.

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Consume is an antonym for appear.

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Consume verb - To destroy all trace of.

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Appear is an antonym for consume in use up topic.

people	appear people	consume people
amount	appear amount	consume amount
time	appear time	consume time
world	appear world	consume world
Other words: anyone, humans, bodies.

Witches appear to be immortal, but only because they consume the ghosts of people that their blood magic kills by proxy.

Source: Series / Being Human (US)
They also, apparently, don't appear to consume water and don't really know what it is.

Source: Eldritch Starship
Kill one, and a swarm will appear out of nowhere to consume the killer of their brother, flesh, blood, ectoplasm, etc.

Source: Literature / Bone Street Rumba

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