Batter and Devastate

Batter

Batter verb - To use bombs or artillery against.
Usage example: planes battered the city for weeks

Devastate and batter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Batter".

Devastate

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

Batter and devastate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Batter" instead a verb "Devastate".

Common collocations

ship batter ship devastate ship
planet batter planet devastate planet
forces batter forces devastate forces
opponents batter opponents devastate opponents
Other words: enemies, heroes, armies.
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