Consume and Repair

Consume

Consume verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on

Repair is an antonym for consume in destroy topic.

Repair

Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.

Consume is an antonym for repair.

Common collocations

power consume power repair power
life consume life repair life
people consume people repair people
body consume body repair body
Other words: time, technology, world, items, bodies, buildings.

Both words in one sentence

  • Healing Factor: Nihil can repair any of Morsus's injuries with ease as long as it can consume its host's life energy.
  • They can recover from many injuries, but anything too severe will cause the virus to consume their whole body in an attempt to repair the damage.
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