Devastate and Pillage

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

Usage example: the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

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Pillage is a synonym for devastate in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Pillage" instead a verb "Devastate", when it comes to topics like demolish, destroy, despoil, plunder.

Pillage verb - To search through with the intent of committing robbery.

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Devastate is a synonym for pillage in activity topic. You can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Pillage", if it concerns topics such as destroy, despoil, dispossess, plunder.

Nearby Words: pillaged, pillager, pillaging

area	devastate area	pillage area
base	devastate base	pillage base
country	devastate country	pillage country
countryside	devastate countryside	pillage countryside
Other words: planet, city, planets, ships, cities, colonies.

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