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break the spirit

VERB

tame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conquer curb pacify restrain soften subdue suppress temper vanquish

STRONG

break bridle bust check discipline domesticize domiciliate enslave gentle house-train housebreak humble mitigate mute repress subjugate train

WEAK

break in bring to heel tone down water down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate encourage fail incite irritate lose release surrender upset

STRONG

aid allow fix free help let go liberate mend permit

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"The British did all they could but they couldn’t break the spirit of Asante," shouted the master of ceremonies.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

“I just hope this doesn’t break the spirit of other young Black people who want to do positive things in their communities. Some of us have to stay here and fight.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Dueker said that’s one more item to break the spirit of police officers who bring the cases to court.

From Fox News • Aug. 3, 2021

The odds against that in countries such as Romania, to say nothing of Syria or South Sudan, are steeper, creating equivocations that over time become so inured that they break the spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2017

Starvation was there in that uncertain, hesitating manner—starvation in the very shawl clutched strenuously with one hand to her bosom—starvation, which, having worn the body, strove now to break the spirit.

From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus

break the spirit

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