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stave a ladder

to destroy thugs

to patch a rent

breaking camp

break the seal of

to reduce a fortress

overthrow slavery

to demolish an embankment

to reduce a fortress

disarm a guerrilla

to weed out superannuated men―superannuated officials

stamp out tyranny

put down the rebellion

abolish slavery

to disturb the sediment

to strike at the root of the evil―lay the axe to the root of the evil

to break down conventionalism

to lose one's chastity―stray from the path of virtue

Official discipline is lax.

to break down a bad custom

The factory impairs the beauty of scenery.

to command the key of the position

to destroy discipline

break an alibi

to abolish slavery

to heal the breach

suppress a revolt

put down a riot

stop the rot

stop the rot