Devastate and Repair

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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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Synonyms for Devastate
Antonyms for Devastate
Repair is an antonym for devastate.
Nearby Words: devastation, devastating, devastator

Repair

Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
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Synonyms for Repair
Antonyms for Repair
Devastate is an antonym for repair.
Nearby Words: repaired, repairing, repairable, repairer
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Common collocations

life devastate life repair life
base devastate base repair base
world devastate world repair world
ship devastate ship repair ship
Other words: armor, units, buildings, ships, structures, shields.
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Antonyms for devastate


Antonyms for repair

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