Devour and Seize

Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.

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

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Seize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Devour and seize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead a verb "Seize".

Nearby Words: seizure, seizing, seised

power	devour power	seize power
people	devour people	seize people
body	devour body	seize body
children	devour children	seize children
Other words: land, rest, house, world, ship, child, enemies, worlds, planets.

A score of times he had been tempted to fling himself upon Jean Valjean, to seize him and devour him, that is to say, to arrest him.

Source: Foe Yay / Literature

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