Construct and Rub out

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Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Rub out is an antonym for construct.

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

Usage example: aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery

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Construct is an antonym for rub out.

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