Devour and Protect

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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
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Protect is an antonym for devour.
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Protect

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Devour is an antonym for protect.
Nearby Words: protection, protected, protector, protective, protecting
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Common collocations

girl devour girl protect girl
life devour life protect life
people devour people protect people
body devour body protect body
Other words: mankind, children, rest, house, universe, earth, world, weak, ship, child, planet, everyone, humans.
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