Break and Promote

Break

Break verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander

Promote is an antonym for break in weaken topic.

Promote

Promote verb - Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.
Usage example: I got promoted after many years of hard work

Break is an antonym for promote.

Common collocations

character break character promote character
people break people promote people
system break system promote system
line break line promote line
Other words: way, world, game.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Iris Byung-Hun also appeared in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival to promote the show during a break.
    Source: Series / Iris
  • Before he could break the bad news, someone had decided to promote the single with a competition to decipher the lyrics.
  • Wrestling / Freddie Blassie Still, World Wrestling Associates used the victory to break away from the NWA itself for seven years and promote Blassie as it's world champion.
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