Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Uphold
Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Common collocations
| people | destroy people | uphold people |
| reputation | destroy reputation | uphold reputation |
| way | destroy way | uphold way |
Both words in one sentence
- So, our Intrepid Reporter has discovered the world behind the masquerade, and she refuses to uphold it, destroy it, join it or get Laser-Guided Amnesia, and in fact will go public with her discovery.
Source: Killed to Uphold the Masquerade -
And the heroes almost fail to uphold the masquerade; the Big Bad, in his One-Winged Angel form, actually manages to emerge partway into the real world before they drag him back and destroy him.
Source: Masquerade -
Alita can uphold the Inquisition's teachings and destroy the sword, defying the orders (and ambitions) of the secret society of which the Inquisition is the public front.
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