baby (v)
cocker (v)
coddle (v)
cosset (v)
featherbed (v)
indulge (v)
mollycoddle (v)
pamper (v)
spoil (v)

Definition: treat with excessive indulgence
Example: grandparents often pamper the children. Let's not mollycoddle our students!.

collapse (v)
break down (v)

Definition: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

deflower (v)
impair (v)
mar (v)
spoil (v)
vitiate (v)

Definition: make imperfect
Example: nothing marred her beauty.

misinform (v)
mislead (v)

Definition: give false or misleading information to

block (v)
close up (v)
impede (v)
jam (v)
obstruct (v)
obturate (v)
occlude (v)

Definition: block passage through
Example: obstruct the path.

defeat (v)
get the better of (v)
overcome (v)

Definition: win a victory over
Example: You must overcome all difficulties. defeat your enemies. He overcame his shyness. He overcame his infirmity. Her anger got the better of her and she blew up.

pack (v)

Definition: arrange in a container
Example: pack the books into the boxes.

break (v)
break down (v)
conk out (v)
die (v)
fail (v)
give out (v)
give way (v)
go (v)
go bad (v)

Definition: stop operating or functioning
Example: The engine finally went. The car died on the road. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town. The coffee maker broke. The engine failed on the way to town. her eyesight went after the accident.