All give birth to antonyms
give birth to
G g verb give birth to
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- complete β You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- consummate β You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- die β When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- dismantle β to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- terminate β to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- result β to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- misunderstand β to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.