Devour
Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.
Pass on and devour are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pass on" instead a verb "Devour".
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment
Pass on
Pass on verb - To stop living.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Dendra O'hur: A cannibal cult, they believe that the strength and knowledge of those they devour will pass on to them.
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He claims that the flies that descend upon a corpse do it in order to devour its soul before it can pass on to the afterlife.
Source: Flies Equals Evil
Cite this Source
Pass on and Devour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/pass_on
Devour & Pass on. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/pass_on>.
Pass on or Devour. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devour/pass_on.
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