Devastate and Plunder

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Devastate

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

Nearby Words: devastation, devastating, devastator

Plunder

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

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Devastate is a synonym for plunder in activity topic. You can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Plunder", if it concerns topics such as ravage, despoil, loot, pillage. popular alternative

Nearby Words: plundered, plundering, plunderer

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Common collocations

area	devastate area	plunder area
earth	devastate earth	plunder earth
ship	devastate ship	plunder ship
countryside	devastate countryside	plunder countryside
Other words: planet, city, galaxy, worlds, planets, ships, cities.

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