Defeat and Devastate

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Defeat

Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.
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Devastate and defeat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Defeat".
Nearby Words: defeated, defeating, defeatist, defeatism

Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the explosion devastated an entire city block
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Defeat and devastate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Devastate".
Nearby Words: devastation, devastating, devastator

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army defeat army devastate army
fleet defeat fleet devastate fleet
enemy defeat enemy devastate enemy
forces defeat forces devastate forces
Other words: bosses, opponents, enemies, foes, heroes.
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