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1 destroy
[di'stroi]1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) a distruge2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) a omorî• -
2 annihilate
(to destroy completely: The epidemic annihilated the population of the town.) a nimici -
3 cauterise
(to burn (a wound) with a caustic substance or a hot iron (to destroy infection).) a cauteriza -
4 cauterize
(to burn (a wound) with a caustic substance or a hot iron (to destroy infection).) a cauteriza -
5 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.)2) (to use as fuel.)3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.)4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.)2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) arsură- burner -
6 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) a mânca; a bea2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) a consuma3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) a mistui•- consumer- consumption
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7 corrode
[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) a coroda- corrosive -
8 disillusion
[disi'lu:ʒən](to destroy the false but pleasant beliefs (held by a person): I hate to disillusion you, but your boss isn't the perfect person you think she is.) a dezamăgi, a deziluziona -
9 disinfect
[disin'fekt](to destroy disease- causing germs in: This sink should be disinfected regularly.) a dezinfecta -
10 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) a eroda- erosion -
11 exterminate
[ik'stə:mineit](to get rid of or destroy completely: Rats must be exterminated from a building or they will cause disease.) a extermina, a stârpi -
12 gut
1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) intestin2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) coardă (pentru vioară etc.)2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) a curăţa (un animal) de intestine2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) a devasta (pe dinăuntru)•- guts -
13 hoe
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14 obliterate
[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) a şterge2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) a distruge -
15 raze
[reiz](to destroy completely, especially by fire: to raze a city to the ground.) a rade -
16 sabotage
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17 sap
I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.)II [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.) -
18 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.)2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.)• -
19 torpedo
[to:'pi:dəu] 1. plural - torpedoes; noun(an underwater missile fired at ships: an enemy torpedo.) torpilă2. verb(3rd person singular present tense torpedoes: past tense, past participle torpedoed - to attack, damage or destroy with torpedoes: The ship was torpedoed.) a torpila -
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