Consume and Release

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Consume verb - To destroy all trace of.

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Release is an antonym for consume in destroy topic.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Consume is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

soul	consume soul	release soul
spirit	consume spirit	release spirit
energy	consume energy	release energy
power	consume power	release power
Other words: people, amount, time, magic, powers, souls, enemies, amounts.

The International / HD release adds the Creature Creator feature, which can consume large amounts of your time all by itself.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy X-2
One of his powers was to release his shadow to consume those of others, causing them to rapidly age while keeping him immortal.

Source: Living Shadow
Nya's ultimate goal is to release Azathoth and the other outer gods to consume everything, relishing in nothing more than humanity's suffering.

Source: Monster / Other Media

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