Destroy and Damage

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Destroy

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

Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course

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Damage is a synonym for destroy in spoil topic. In some cases you can use "Damage" instead a verb "Destroy", when it comes to topics like demolish, ruin, censor, subvert.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Damage

Damage verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply

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Destroy is a synonym for damage in ruin topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Damage", if it concerns topics such as censor, subvert.

Nearby Words: damaged, damaging, damageable

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Common collocations

body	destroy body	damage body
reputation	destroy reputation	damage reputation
base	destroy base	damage base
time	destroy time	damage time
Other words: world, machine, boss, ship, fleet, enemy, everyone, enemies, buildings, ships.

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