Drain and Expend

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Drain

Drain verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: virtually drained the country's natural resources

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Expend is a synonym for drain in consume topic. In some cases you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Drain", when it comes to topics like increase, use up, remove liquid.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Expend

Expend verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter

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Drain is a synonym for expend in increase topic. You can use "Drain" instead a verb "Expend", if it concerns topics such as use up.

Nearby Words: expensive, expense, expendable, expending

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energy	drain energy	expend energy
stamina	drain stamina	expend stamina
heat	drain heat	expend heat
power	drain power	expend power
Other words: force, point, essence, amount, resources, time, money, light, blood, bar, gauge, magic, enemy, points, mana, lives, amounts.

Both words in one sentence

Brave attacks drain your foe's brave, and HP attacks expend all of your brave to do that much damage to your opponent.

Source: Set Swords to Stun

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