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swallow up

VERB

destroy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consume crush damage dismantle end eradicate gut impair kill maim ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter smash smash-up wipe out wreck

STRONG

abort annihilate annul axe butcher cream deface desolate despoil dispatch erase exterminate extinguish extirpate level liquidate mar maraud mutilate nuke nullify overturn quash quell ravish slay suppress torpedo total trash vaporize waste wax zap

WEAK

blot out break down lay waste snuff out spoliate stamp out tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist bear begin build construct create fix give birth help lose mend repair start

STRONG

improve keep preserve retain save validate

WEAK

restore

VERB

engulf

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury consume encompass envelop flood immerse inundate overrun overwhelm plunge submerge swamp

STRONG

deluge drown engross imbibe overflow whelm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dry neglect uncover underwhelm

VERB

swamp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beset besiege drench drown engulf inundate overcrowd overflow overload saturate sink submerge wash

STRONG

crowd satiate snow submerse surfeit upset whelm

WEAK

waterlog

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I think public-private partnerships are good things to have, but the private aspect of that partnership cannot swallow up the public good.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

A huge sinkhole in a street is Surrey is continuing to grow and swallow up more road, with the county council declaring a major incident.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Another shaped a tsunami out of clay, poised to swallow up one of the red wildflowers that are symbols of the border kibbutzim.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

In the spleen, most of the infected cells detected were frontline immune cells -- macrophages and monocytes -- known as phagocytes whose job is to swallow up invading organisms.

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

Mama sighs, and I swallow up the words I was about to say—that I’m starving.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

swallow up

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