Mend
Mend verb - To put into good shape or working order again.
Usage example: that shirt will be as good as new when I'm finished mending it
Ruin
Ruin verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.
Usage example: tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county
Common collocations
| friendship | mend friendship | ruin friendship |
| life | mend life | ruin life |
| work | mend work | ruin work |
| family | mend family | ruin family |
| Other words: reputation, relationship, dress, clothes, film, relationships. | ||
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Ruin and Mend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mend/ruin
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