Destroy and Prepare

Destroy

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

Prepare is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Prepare

Prepare verb - To make ready in advance.

Destroy is an antonym for prepare in make or get ready topic.

Common collocations

humanity destroy humanity prepare humanity
people destroy people prepare people
body destroy body prepare body
race destroy race prepare race
Other words: army, house, time, earth, world, empire, ship, planet, city, enemy, worlds.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comicbook / Incredible Hulk The enraged Hulk and his surviving allies prepare another spaceship - intending to return to Earth to destroy the Illuminati.
  • Western Animation / Invader Zim Justified in that Zim was the one assigned to Earth, not Tak; and in the case of "Planet Jackers", Irken invaders don't destroy planets, but prepare them to be terraformed for reasons unstated.
  • Tabletop Game / Illuminati The Cult of Cthulhu just wants to destroy everything to prepare the world for the coming of their master.
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