Breed and Destroy

Breed

Breed verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

Destroy is an antonym for breed in topics: raise, generate.

Nearby Words: breeding, breeder

Destroy

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Breed is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Common collocations

people breed people destroy people
race breed race destroy race
army breed army destroy army
way breed way destroy way
Other words: monster.
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