Devastate and Suppress

Devastate

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

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

Suppress

Suppress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Usage example: nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices

Devastate and suppress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Suppress".

Common collocations

mind devastate mind suppress mind
nature devastate nature suppress nature
enemy devastate enemy suppress enemy
forces devastate forces suppress forces
Other words: units, powers, enemies.
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