Devour and Hold

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Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.
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Hold is an antonym for devour in swallow topic.
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
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Antonyms for Hold
Devour is an antonym for hold.
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback
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Common collocations

power devour power hold power
people devour people hold people
body devour body hold body
time devour time hold time
Other words: way, world, weight.

Both words in one sentence

  • Charged Attack God Eater Burst gives any blade-wielding God Eater a hold-to-charge devour attack to have your Living Weapon take a big bite out of the enemy to unleash your Super Mode.
    Source: Charged Attack
  • Monster / Comic Books The Djun then has them hunt down those who still hold to their old faith and devour them, with any attempts at rebellion publicly executed via "The Birds," a giant device that rips the victim in half.
    Source: Monster / Comic Books
  • Overly Long Gag: Zorbak going "Whoa whoa whoa" on the implication that the player has a talking Book of Lore and using said book to DEVOUR a book that hold secrets man should not know about.
    Source: Video Game / AdventureQuest Worlds
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