Nuke and Protect

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Nuke

Nuke verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck
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Protect is an antonym for nuke.
Nearby Words: nuked, nuking

Protect

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Nuke is an antonym for protect.
Nearby Words: protection, protected, protector, protective, protecting
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  • The Commonwealth Police in Linda Nagata's The Bohr Maker, particularly Kristin, it's Chief who is willing to terrorize, torture and even kill innocents, subvert legal procedure and at the end nuke a colony of thousands to protect her vision of Nature's "purity".
    Source: Knight Templar / Literature
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