verb to ruin something completely ○ The bomb destroyed several buildings. ○ A lot of private property was destroyed in the war.
de•stroy´
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed p. pr. & vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. detruire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
1. 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. “But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves.” Ex. xxxiv. 13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. “I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.” Jer. xii. 17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. “If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
By some false guile pervert.” Milton. Syn. — To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish.
1. 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. “But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves.” Ex. xxxiv. 13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. “I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.” Jer. xii. 17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. “If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
By some false guile pervert.” Milton. Syn. — To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish.
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