build vs devastate

build

verb
  • To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. 

  • To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention. 

  • To establish a basis for (something). 

  • To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. 

  • To construct (software) by compiling its source code. 

  • To form by combining materials or parts. 

  • To develop in magnitude or extent. 

  • To form (something) by combining materials or parts. 

noun
  • A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player. 

  • Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. 

  • The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure. 

devastate

verb
  • To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay 

  • To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. 

  • To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. 

  • To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over. 

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