Break
Break verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: I broke a tooth on the hard candy
Cure
Cure verb - To bring about recovery from.
How words are described
| best | best break | best cure |
| complete | complete break | complete cure |
| standard | standard break | standard cure |
| fake | fake break | fake cure |
| Other adjectives: true, single, actual, real, cold, quick, main, needed, ultimate, new, permanent, possible, final, temporary, next, last, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Canon Discontinuity: The Moira/Louie Relationship from the animated shorts was so awkward that Gaia had Moira take the vampire cure and break up with Louie by the next update.
Source: Website / Gaia Online -
The Daleks were reduced to hiring human mercenaries to break Davros out of prison to cure the disease for them.
Source: Scary Dogmatic Aliens -
Intimate Psychotherapy: Not presented as a cure-all, but as a way break certain characters out of wallowing in their sorrows.
Source: Fan Fic / A Growing Affection
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