What does destroy mean?
Definitions for destroy
dɪˈstrɔɪde·stroy
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Princeton's WordNet
destroy, destruct(verb)
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
destroy, ruin(verb)
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
demolish, destroy(verb)
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
destroy, put down(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
destroy(Verb)
To cause destruction.
Hooligans destroy unprovoked
destroy(Verb)
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
destroy(Verb)
To put down or euthanize.
Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
destroy(Verb)
To defeat soundly.
destroy(Verb)
To remove data.
The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
Origin: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.
Webster Dictionary
Destroy(verb)
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
Destroy(verb)
to ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume
Destroy(verb)
to put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill
Freebase
Destroy
Destroy! was an American crust punk band from Minneapolis from 1988 to 1994. Vocalist Felix Havoc founded Havoc Records in 1992 as a vehicle for Destroy!'s Burn this Racist System Down 7" EP.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Destroy
de-stroy′, v.i. to unbuild or pull down: to overturn: to ruin: to put an end to:—pr.p. destroy′ing:—pa.p. destroyed′.—n. Destroy′er. [O. Fr. destruire (Fr. détruire)—L. destruĕre, destructum—de, down, and struĕre, to build.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4472
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Verbs Frequency: #334
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of destroy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of destroy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of destroy in a Sentence
I will destroy him.
They destroy, we rebuild.
You destroy the whole fabric.
This will destroy the land even more.
Wars can destroy everything but hope!
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