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destroy
(d/I/'str//Oi// )

verb (v)

  • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of(verb.creation)
    Example:
    The fire destroyed the house.
    Synonym:
    destruct
    source: wordnet30
  • destroy completely; damage irreparably(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    ruin
    source: wordnet30
  • defeat soundly(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    demolish
    source: wordnet30
  • put (an animal) to death(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
    Synonym:
    put down
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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