Consume and Devastate

Consume

Consume verb - To destroy all trace of.
Usage example: massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest

Devastate is a synonym for consume in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Consume".

Devastate

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

Consume is a synonym for devastate. Sometimes you can use "Consume" instead a verb "Devastate".

Common collocations

mind consume mind devastate mind
life consume life devastate life
rest consume rest devastate rest
universe consume universe devastate universe
Other words: earth, world, supplies, planet, city, galaxy, powers, enemies, buildings, worlds, planets.
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