Devour
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If they fail to do daily for too long, they will go into a frenzy and devour hundreds of people.
Source: Horror Hunger -
However, if you fail the button prompts the rats will turn on Kenny and devour him.
Source: Disney Creatures of the Farce -
Drill Sergeant Nasty: If you fail his tasks in any way, shape, or form, he'll devour you then and there.
Source: Characters / GL Sinestro Corps
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Fail and Devour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/fail
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