Burn and Devastate

Burn

Burn verb - To be on fire especially brightly.

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

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

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

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

life	burn life	devastate life
family	burn family	devastate family
world	burn world	devastate world
ship	burn ship	devastate ship
Other words: planet, city, enemies, ships, cities.

They can devastate the battlefield while invisible, but burn a whopping 8 fuel per turn while cloaked as well as 1 fuel per square moved, and with only 60 units of fuel in stock they'll go down quickly if you don't resupply them constantly.

Source: Useless Useful Stealth

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