Mend and Waste

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Mend verb - To become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness.

Usage example: she's mending after a particularly nasty bout of the flu

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Waste is an antonym for mend.

Nearby Words: mended, mending, mender

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

Usage example: one country attempting to waste another

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Mend is an antonym for waste.

life	mend life	waste life
fortune	mend fortune	waste fortune

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