Devour and Impoverish

Devour

Devour verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings

Impoverish and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impoverish" instead the word "Devour" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Impoverish

Impoverish verb - Make poor.
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Synonyms for Impoverish

Devour and impoverish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead the word "Impoverish" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: impoverishment, impoverishing

Common collocations

rest devour rest impoverish rest
existence devour existence impoverish existence
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