Consume
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Fullmetal Alchemist, Father and Pride consume the people who fail them, even members of their own "family".
Source: You Have Failed Me - Only sheer recklessness is the way to fail the mission, as with Tosh you can consume an infantry unit to regain energy and stand next to Medics constantly to heal yourself.
Source: Breather Level -
Vampires who fail to feed (or are prevented from doing so) are reduced to a pale, ghoul-like creature as their body starts to consume itself.
Source: Film / Blade Trilogy
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