Devastate
End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Common collocations
| life | devastate life | end life |
| civilization | devastate civilization | end civilization |
| universe | devastate universe | end universe |
| earth | devastate earth | end earth |
Both words in one sentence
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Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards: High end spells in these games can devastate most enemies more than high end melee attacks.
Source: Video Game / Dark Souls -
The Phantasm sequels all end with the heroes defeating the Tall Man, only for him to come back and devastate them.
Source: Diabolus ex Machina -
However, at the end of the second war, a Chinese spaceship maneuvers three asteroids to Colony Drop the Atlantic in order to devastate the coastal Western powers.
Source: World War III
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