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
Mold
Mold verb - To go through decomposition.
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, I took years to destroy their self-esteem and mold them into upstanding citizens.
Source: Cutting the Knot -
Most of them aren't seeking to destroy the recruits, but instead to mold them into professional soldiers/marines/sailors/airmen by using Drill Sergeant Nasty behavior to invoke Dare to Be Badass.
Source: Sadist Teacher -
Justified, given that you're explicitly there to destroy the factory and defeating Master Mold overloads the reactor.
Source: Load-Bearing Boss
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