Appreciate
Appreciate verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Break is an antonym for appreciate.
Break
Break verb - To diminish the price or value of.
Usage example: distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks
Appreciate is an antonym for break.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Engineer: I appreciate that you're my employer, and an old man besides... but if you don't take your goddamn hands off me I will break you in half.
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Mike sets up an elaborated scheme to break the cutie to get free, giving Amber several blows in the process - but stops short from finalizing it because he's come to appreciate certain aspects of the pseudo relationship.
Source: Break The Cutie / Web Comics -
Mid-Battle Tea Break: While Robbie is fighting Blitzen, Donner complains to him about how she feels he doesn't appreciate her, and Robbie just tells her they'll talk later.
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