Destroy and Serve

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

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Serve is an antonym for destroy.

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Serve verb - To be a servant for.

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Destroy is an antonym for serve in suffice topic.

Nearby Words: service, served, serving

humanity	destroy humanity	serve humanity
life	destroy life	serve life
people	destroy people	serve people
family	destroy family	serve family
Other words: time, way, evil, empire, anyone, gods.

The AI Adam, however, informs her that doing that would be stupid, as it would not destroy the X on Planet SR388, and only serve to destroy the X's greatest obstacle: Samus.

Source: Franchise / Metroid
They also serve as a demons weakspot, since they all have these instead of hearts and the only way to kill a demon is to either destroy the head or the heartcore.

Source: Gem Heart
Marbles to serve and protect Mother Board, but instead, he wanted to destroy her and control Cyberspace himself.

Source: AI Is A Crapshoot / Western Animation

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