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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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“They’ll know if a team is trying to break the spirit of the rule,” Sword said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

There are strict international rules about what counts as aid and charities fear the Treasury is looking at options that would effectively break the spirit of these rules.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2021

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

To break the spirit of a man, bears a considerable resemblance to the breaking the main spring, or principal movement, of a complicated and ingeniously constructed machine.

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William

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