Devastate and Grab

Devastate

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

Grab and devastate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grab" instead a verb "Devastate".

Grab

Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

Devastate and grab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Grab".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

box devastate box grab box
enemy devastate enemy grab enemy
opponents devastate opponents grab opponents
enemies devastate enemies grab enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • This Means War! Britain (Entente) was looking for a convenient 'out' to dangerous levels of popular unrest at home and jumped at the chance to grab German colonies and German ships and devastate Germany's economy.
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