Destroy and Repair

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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
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Repair is an antonym for destroy in demolish topic.
Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Repair

Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
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Destroy is an antonym for repair in topics: mend, fix, leave.
Nearby Words: repaired, repairing, repairable, repairer
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Common collocations

heart destroy heart repair heart
life destroy life repair life
people destroy people repair people
body destroy body repair body
Other words: reputation, system, base, time, world, building, machine, car, ship, buildings, ships, walls.

Both words in one sentence

  • Space Whale Aesop The issue is that humans weren't attentive enough and so things have now got to a point where human science is not enough and the earth basically has to go through a cycle of destroy and repair (there's a very strong analogy to the inflammatory response in humans).
    Source: Space Whale Aesop
  • Video Game / Total Annihilation This leads to much frustration when they destroy the base you worked so hard to build, or when they destroy a mission critical capture target that the computer isn't smart enough to repair.
    Source: Video Game / Total Annihilation
  • Videogame / Doom (2016) He keeps doing it despite pleas to not destroy the Argent filters, kicking them to beyond repair.
    Source: Videogame / Doom (2016)
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