Disfigure and Devastate

Disfigure

Disfigure verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake

Devastate and disfigure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Disfigure".

Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the explosion devastated an entire city block

Disfigure and devastate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disfigure" instead a verb "Devastate".

Common collocations

countryside disfigure countryside devastate countryside
opponents disfigure opponents devastate opponents
enemies disfigure enemies devastate enemies
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