Combat and Foster

Combat

Combat verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.
Usage example: must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease

Foster is an antonym for combat.

Foster

Foster verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading

Combat is an antonym for foster in develop topic.

Common collocations

conflict combat conflict foster conflict
chaos combat chaos foster chaos

Both words in one sentence

  • Humans Are Special Similarly to the Foster version above, Tanya Huff's Confederation of Valor novels have humans as one of the few species in the galaxy with the mindset capable of withstanding the rigors of combat.
  • Teacher/Student Romance Hayate the Combat Butler we get a hint that something could have happened between Yukiji and her foster father had Hinagiku and her's parents hadn't abandoned them.
  • Doting Parent Mrs. Katsura of Hayate the Combat Butler, as Hinagiku's foster mother, is often seen acting this way.
    Source: Doting Parent
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