Do and Destroy

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Do

Do verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good
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Destroy is an antonym for do in topics: act, solve, travel, cheat, carry out.
Nearby Word: doing

Destroy

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

people do people destroy people
part do part destroy part
rest do rest destroy rest
time do time destroy time
Other words: way, evil, magic.
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