What is the opposite of make?

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Verb Opposite for to create or form something destroy break demolish dismantle crush ruin abolish annihilate disassemble take apart eradicate obliterate pulveriseUK pulverizeUS raze smash terminate undo wreck blow up break up flatten knock down level pull apart pull down strip down take down take to bits take to pieces tear down wipe out “The artist would destroy his sculpture after being displeased with the result.” Verb Opposite for to cause someone to do something, usually against their inclinations ask convince persuade request cajole coax encourage urge appeal beg beseech entice invite reason talk into allow let motivate permit plead with win over “My parents would ask me nicely to practice the violin when I was younger.” Verb Opposite for to cause something to exist or come about prevent avert avoid curb limit stave off thwart ward off halt hamper hinder impede inhibit obstruct prohibit quash quell rein in repress restrain restrict retard snuff out squash squelch stifle stop suppress arrest clamp down on crack down on put an end to put a stop to “Please eat slowly so that you will prevent a mess on your clean, white shirt.” Verb Opposite for to appoint a person to a position demote dismiss fire drop discharge disqualify oust sack axeUK axUS boot can depose terminate kick out let go throw out “Because of his lack of leadership, the coach had no choice but to demote him as captain of the football team.” Verb Opposite for to gain or profit from financially lose expend give up relinquish squander waste accord drain forfeit give grant hand over part with pass over pay suffer loss surrender yield “Samsung would lose a lot of money on the Galaxy Note 7 after having to recall the entire line of phones.” Verb Opposite for to prepare food for eating eat devour feed on consume ingest “While we were fishing, we would eat the sandwiches mother had made for us earlier in the day.” Verb Opposite for to enact or establish veto nullify oppose overturn repeal abolish abrogate annul halt invalidate cancel prevent refuse refute renounce rescind “According to the First Amendment, Congress shall veto any law abridging free speech.” Verb Opposite for to constitute or amount to split break divide break up separate sever isolate branch crack splinter tear bifurcate disjoin “The entire piece can be split into four separate parts.” Verb Opposite for to discern from given information misconstrue misinterpret misapprehend miscomprehend misperceive mistake misunderstand confuse misconceive misjudge misread get the wrong idea about miscalculate misreckon take the wrong way get the wrong impression about “It is easy to misconstrue his grandiose claims as nothing more than braggadocio.” Verb Opposite for to perform a given function well, usually in a hypothetical sense be the opposite of be contrary to contrast with be counter to be the antithesis of be the inverse of be on the flip side of “You would be the opposite of a great mother due to your dislike of children.” Verb Opposite for to achieve a given rank, level or status fall short of miss out on fail at fail to reach “He would fall short of lieutenant in the police force, and finished his career as sergeant.” Verb Opposite for to manage to arrive at a specified time be late be delayed be in arrears “At the slow rate we are traveling, we will be late to our destination.” Verb Opposite for to manage to arrive in time for miss be late for fail to catch let slip pass over pass up “If we don't hurry to the station, we will miss the earlier train.” Verb Opposite for to head straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed hold one's ground hang around hold fast hold out not budge stand one's ground stick around hang about loiter stay pat wait persevere persist “The last remaining warriors of the vanquished army would hold their ground despite being outnumbered.” Verb Opposite for to cover an expense default on miss dishonourUK dishonorUS fail to pay fail “If we don't stick to our budget, we will default on our rent.” Find more words! 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