Burn and Replace

Burn

Burn verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations

Replace is an antonym for burn.

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Replace

Replace verb - To take the place of.

Burn is an antonym for replace.

Common collocations

life burn life replace life
man burn man replace man
people burn people replace people
body burn body replace body
Other words: children, someone, place, clothes, hand, money, blood, head, everyone, hands, daughter, eyes, ships.

Both words in one sentence

  • Except, replace "kick" with "burn," and "dog" with "cat." Anonymous was not pleased.
  • You started the game with a burning torch and had to replace it regularly by gathering unlit torches from wall holders and light a new one every time the one in your hand was about to burn out.
  • Manga / Absolute Boyfriend The Nanase robot lets his own main chip burn out over his creator's (who built him to replace her dead boyfriend) protests, because he realizes that an unchanging robot could never truly make her happy.
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