Devour and Perish

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Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.
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Perish and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perish" instead a verb "Devour".
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Perish

Perish verb - To stop living.
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Devour and perish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead a verb "Perish".
Nearby Words: peril, perishing, perishable

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power devour power perish power
bodies devour bodies perish bodies
enemies devour enemies perish enemies

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  • Appeal to Nature This worldview is illustrated in Education for Death, in which the Nazi teacher uses the story of a fox devouring a rabbit to teach students the "lesson" that the weak should perish and the strong should kill and devour them.
    Source: Appeal to Nature
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