Devastate and Thwart

Devastate

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

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

Thwart

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Devastate and thwart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Thwart".

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

Common collocations

rest devastate rest thwart rest
plan devastate plan thwart plan
forces devastate forces thwart forces
enemies devastate enemies thwart enemies
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