Break and Dilate

Break

Break verb - To diminish the price or value of.
Usage example: distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks

Dilate is an antonym for break.

Dilate

Dilate verb - Become wider.

Break is an antonym for dilate.

Common collocations

time break time dilate time
way break way dilate way
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