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
Frame
Frame verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Usage example: framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The robot continually begs for you to kill him during the fight, and the only way to stop him is to paralyze the robotic frame and destroy your friend's brain.
Source: Tragic Monster -
After their latest victory, the other seven demigod generals kill his wife, kidnap his daughter, and frame him for murdering the emperor, all in an attempt to destroy the Gohma once and for all.
Source: Video Game / Asura's Wrath - They decide to secretly destroy all the fossils planned to be cloned and frame the Autobots, getting rid of them while also distracting Predaking from any ideas of taking over.
Source: Shoot the Dangerous Minion
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