de·stroy
de·stroy/dəˈstroi/
verb
put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
"the room had been destroyed by fire"
synonyms: demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, level, raze (to the ground), fell, dismantle, break up, wreck, ruin, smash, shatter, crash, blast, blow up, blow to bits/pieces, dynamite, explode, bomb, torpedo, spoil, disfigure, blight, mar, blemish, impair, flaw, deface, scar, injure, harm, devastate, damage, lay waste, ravage, wreak havoc on, waste, disfeature, disrupt, undo, upset, play havoc with, make a mess of, put an end to, end, bring to an end, put a stop to, terminate, prevent, frustrate, crush, quell, quash, dash, scotch, vitiate, sabotage, upset someone's apple cart, cook someone's goose, mess up, muck up, screw up, louse up, foul up, make a hash of, do in, put paid to, put the lid on, put the kibosh on, do for, scupper, dish, stymie, nix, banjax, blow a hole in, muller, euchre, cruel, bring to naught, fuck up, bugger up, balls up
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Mar 26, 2023 · The meaning of DESTROY is to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds.
4 days ago · to damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists: You can use a shredder to destroy ...
Destroy definition, to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or ...
1. to damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can never return to its normal state · 2. to officially kill an animal because it is dangerous or ...
Present participle: destroying
He/she/it: destroys
Past participle: destroyed
He/she/it: destroys
Past participle: destroyed
verb. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of. “The fire destroyed the house”. synonyms: destruct · verb. destroy completely; damage irreparably.
He physically destroyed the computer by smashing it to pieces. Our greed may ultimately destroy the planet. She seemed intent on destroying everything they had ...
Past participle destroyed: /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ /dɪˈstrɔɪd/
He / she / it destroys: /dɪˈstrɔɪz/ /dɪˈstrɔɪz/
Present simple I / you / we / they destroy: /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
He / she / it destroys: /dɪˈstrɔɪz/ /dɪˈstrɔɪz/
Present simple I / you / we / they destroy: /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdestroyde‧stroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ ○○○ S2 W2 verb [transitive] 1 DESTROYto damage something so badly that it no ...
destroy in American English · 1. to tear down; demolish · 2. to break up or spoil completely; ruin · 3. to bring to total defeat; crush · 4. to put an end to; do ...
DESTROY meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to end or no longer exist to cause the destruction of (something) to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be ...
To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity. The fire destroyed the library.