Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Prepare
Prepare verb - To make ready in advance.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The enraged Hulk and his surviving allies prepare another spaceship - intending to return to Earth to destroy the Illuminati.
Source: Comicbook / Incredible Hulk -
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.
Source: Western Animation / Invader Zim -
The Cult of Cthulhu just wants to destroy everything to prepare the world for the coming of their master.
Source: Tabletop Game / Illuminati
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