Destroy and Renew

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Destroy

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
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Renew is an antonym for destroy.
Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Renew

Renew verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
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Destroy is an antonym for renew in refurbish topic.
Nearby Words: renewal, renewing, renewable
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Common collocations

life destroy life renew life
empire destroy empire renew empire
galaxy destroy galaxy renew galaxy

Both words in one sentence

  • Chillingly subverted in that the Conciliator myth is engineered by Sufficiently Advanced Aliens to make it appear that their plan to destroy/renew Urth has a divine purpose.
    Source: Literature / Book of the New Sun
  • In fact, even in the control ending, the Catalyst's dialogue seems to imply that controlling the reapers will eventually lead to And Then John Was a Zombie, causing the reapers to return to destroy the galaxy and renew the cycle.
    Source: Ambiguous Situation
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