Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course
Organize
Organize verb - To put into a particular arrangement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Code Geass, Lelouch Lamperouge wanted to destroy the Empire of Britannia (despite being an ex-Imperial Prince) and started to organize La Résistance.
Source: Jumping Off the Slippery Slope - Steve Dahl, the Chicago rock DJ who helped organize the event, has said that, while Disco Demolition Night didn't singlehandedly destroy disco, it did play a large role in hastening its demise.
Source: Genre-Killer - The story features the return of Admiral Daala, who manages to organize the Imperial forces in an attempt to destroy the new Jedi Academy; the graduation of Karma Houdini Kyp Durron into a full-fledged Jedi Knight; and a new foe, Durga The Hutt, who is constructing his own Death Star.
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