Break and Restore

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Break verb - Ruin completely.

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Restore is an antonym for break.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Restore verb - Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.

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Break is an antonym for restore in topics: fix, give back.

heart	break heart	restore heart
spirit	break spirit	restore spirit
mind	break mind	restore mind
arm	break arm	restore arm
Other words: character, power, people, time, world, game, barrier, shields.

However, Anna has managed to break the curse on her Grandpa, reunite Ben with his family, and restore Jannike to her throne.

Source: Video Game / Anna's Quest
Subverted in that the Katie of the title is her own daughter, who sees what she's done and sets out with her stepsister Anne to break the evil spell and restore her to normal.

Source: Wicked Stepmother
Eventually, they break out, manage to defeat Doom in their mini-versions and restore their consciousnesses to their real bodies.

Source: Incredible Shrinking Man

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