Definitions for destroy
dɪˈstrɔɪde·stroy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. destroy, destructverb

   do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

   "The fire destroyed the house"

2. destroy, ruinverb

   destroy completely; damage irreparably

   "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

3. demolish, destroyverb

   defeat soundly

   "The home team demolished the visitors"

4. destroy, put downverb

   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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. destroyverb

   To cause destruction.

   Hooligans destroy unprovoked

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

2. destroyverb

   To neutralize, undo a property or condition.

   Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

3. destroyverb

   To put down or euthanize.

   Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

4. destroyverb

   To defeat soundly.

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

5. destroyverb

   To remove data.

   The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

   Etymology: destroyen, from destruire, , from Classical destruo, from de- + struo.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Destroyverb

   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. Destroyverb

   to ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume

3. Destroyverb

   to put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. destroy

   Song lyrics by destroy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by destroy on the Lyrics.com website.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4472

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'destroy' in Verbs Frequency: #334

How to pronounce destroy?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of destroy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of destroy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of destroy in a Sentence

1. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   Now public figures in Western countries say there is a need to impose sanctions that will destroy the economy and cause public protests.

2. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

   The way to defeat ISIS is a simple and clear military objective, we will destroy them.

3. Nicolaus Seefeld:

   This clearly demonstrates the desire to destroy the physical unity of the individuals.

4. Shigenori Murakami:

   I have not picked a successor yet, but I have confidence I can keep going myself and I will surely pass this on, i cannot let my generation be the ones who destroy what my ancestors protected with their lives.

5. Omer El-Digair:

   We hope that the formation of transitional institutions marks the beginning of a new era, we hope it is an era where we can shut off the sound of pistols and destroy for good prisons of arbitrary detention.

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