Devour and Raze

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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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Raze and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raze" instead the word "Devour" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Raze verb - To destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces.

Usage example: the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex

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Devour and raze are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead the word "Raze" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: razing

land	devour land	raze land
house	devour house	raze house
earth	devour earth	raze earth
world	devour world	raze world
Other words: planet, anyone, enemies, worlds, universes.

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