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1. (v.t.) destroy
to reduce (a thing) to useless fragments or a useless form, as by smashing or burning; injure beyond repair; demolish.
2. destroy
to put an end to; extinguish.
3. destroy
to kill; slay.
4. destroy
to render ineffective or useless; neutralize; invalidate.
5. destroy
to defeat completely.
6. (v.i.) destroy
to engage in destruction.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF destruire)
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| Definition of 'destroy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) destroy, destruct
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
2. (verb) destroy, ruin
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
3. (verb) demolish, destroy
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
4. (verb) destroy, put down
put (an animal) to death
"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
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1. (verb) destroy
to damage so that nothing is left or nothing works
villages destroyed by the hurricane; The incident destroyed my confidence.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) destroy
to unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish
2. (verb) destroy
to ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume
3. (verb) destroy
to put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill
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Sense: to put an end to or make useless; to ruin
Vandals destroyed the painting.
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 Afrikaans: vernietig, verniel |
 Arabic: يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب، يُحَط |
 Bulgarian: унищожавам |
 Brazilian: destruir |
 Czech: zničit |
 German: zerstören |
 Danish: ødelægge; tilintetgøre |
 Greek: καταστρέφω |
 Spanish: destruir |
 Estonian: hävitama |
 Farsi: خراب کردن؛ از بین بردن |
 Finnish: tuhota |
 French: détruire |
 Hebrew: לַהֲרוֹס |
 Hindi: नष्ट करना |
 Croatian: uništiti |
 Hungarian: megsemmisít |
 Indonesian: menghancurkan |
 Icelandic: eyðileggja |
 Italian: distruggere |
 Japanese: 破壊する |
 Korean: 파괴하다 |
 Lithuanian: (su)naikinti, (su)griauti |
 Latvian: iznīcināt; sagraut; izpos |
 Malay: musnahkan |
 Dutch: vernielen |
 Norwegian: ødelegge, rive ned, tilin |
 Polish: niszczyć |
 Persian: خراب کردن؛ از بین بردن |
 Pashto: ويجاړول، ورانول، تباه كول |
 Portuguese: destruir |
 Romanian: a distruge |
 Russian: разрушать |
 Slovak: zničiť |
 Slovenian: uničiti |
 Serbian: uništiti |
 Swedish: förstöra |
 Thai: ทำลาย |
 Turkish: parçalamak, mahvetmek, ta |
 Taiwanese: 破壞，毀壞 |
 Ukrainian: знищувати; руйнувати |
 Urdu: مسمار کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phá hủy |
 Chinese: 破坏，毁坏 |
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