Devour
Devour verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
Lower and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Devour".
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment
Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Lower and Devour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/lower
Devour & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/lower>.
Lower or Devour. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/lower.
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