destroying (verb)

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• destroy — verb 1 damage sth so badly that it no longer exists ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, totally, utterly ▪ all but, almost, effectively, nearly, practically …   Collocations dictionary

• account for — verb 1. be the reason or explanation for (Freq. 24) The recession accounts for the slow retail business • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. give reasons for (Freq. 6) …   Useful english dictionary

• quench — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwencan; akin to Old English cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. put out, extinguish b. to put out the light or fire of < quench glowing coals with water… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bomb out — verb make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs • Hypernyms: ↑bombard, ↑bomb • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

• bemist — verb To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist. For destroying Gypsy Moth caterpillars in the forests of Yugoslavia, the method of bemisting from the aeroplane with DDT preparations has been applied so far... In the first place, among other… …   Wiktionary

• corrode — verb a) To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali. b) To consume; to wear away; to …   Wiktionary

• pluck up — verb a) To remove something by plucking from e.g. the ground. Let none associate with the soul destroying Manicheans, who by decoctions of chaff counterfeit the sad look of fasting, who speak evil of the Creator of meats, and greedily devour the… …   Wiktionary

• deplete — verb /dɪˈpliːt/ a) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Its reserves have been invaded and depleted. b) To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its… …   Wiktionary

• deactivate — verb make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it. Derivatives deactivation noun deactivator noun …   English new terms dictionary

• kill — verb 1》 cause the death of.     ↘put an end to.     ↘stop (a computing process). 2》 informal overwhelm with an emotion: the suspense is killing me.     ↘cause pain or anguish to.     ↘(kill oneself) overexert oneself. 3》 pass (time) while waiting …   English new terms dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium