Devour and Increase

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Devour

Devour verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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Increase is an antonym for devour.
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Increase

Increase verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
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Antonyms for Increase
Devour is an antonym for increase.
Nearby Words: increased, increasing, increment, increasingly, incremental
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Common collocations

energy devour energy increase energy
power devour power increase power
force devour force increase force
time devour time increase time
Other words: weight.
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