Devour and Obliterate

Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.
Usage example: a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island

Obliterate and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obliterate" instead a verb "Devour".

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Obliterate

Obliterate verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring

Devour and obliterate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead a verb "Obliterate".

Nearby Words: obliteration, obliterating

Common collocations

soul devour soul obliterate soul
force devour force obliterate force
life devour life obliterate life
body devour body obliterate body
Other words: race, earth, world, ship, planet, anyone, enemy, everyone, souls, opponents, enemies, planets.
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