to destroy something

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• destroy — de•stroy [[t]dɪˈstrɔɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to reduce (a thing) to useless fragments or a useless form, as by smashing or burning; injure beyond repair; demolish 2) to put an end to; extinguish 3) to kill; slay 4) to render ineffective or useless;… …   From formal English to slang

• destroy — destroyable, adj. /di stroy /, v.t. 1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate. 2. to put an end to; extinguish. 3 …   Universalium

• destroy — [[t]dɪstrɔ͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ destroys, destroying, destroyed 1) VERB To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more. [V n] That s a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating… …   English dictionary

• something off the map — [blow/bomb/wipe etc.] (something/swh) off the map to destroy something completely, especially with bombs. At least eight Spanish warships were blown off the map …   New idioms dictionary

• destroy — [13] As in the case of demolish, to destroy something is almost literally to ‘unbuild’ it. The word comes via Old French destruire from *dēstrūgere, a Vulgar Latin alteration of Latin dēstrūere. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• destroy — [13] As in the case of demolish, to destroy something is almost literally to ‘unbuild’ it. The word comes via Old French destruire from *dēstrūgere, a Vulgar Latin alteration of Latin dēstrūere. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dē …   Word origins

• destroy — I (efface) verb abort, annihilate, blast, blight, blot out, break to pieces, bring to ruin, burn, consume, corrode, deal destruction, decimate, deface, demolish, desolate, destruct, destruere, devastate, devour, diruere, disintegrate, dissolve,… …   Law dictionary

• destroy vs destruct —   Destroy is a verb that means to put an end to the existence of something by damaging or attacking it, or to completely ruin or spoil something.   For example: April didn t want to destroy her silk pillow in a pillow fight.   Destruct is also a… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• destroy vs destruct —   Destroy is a verb that means to put an end to the existence of something by damaging or attacking it, or to completely ruin or spoil something.   For example: April didn t want to destroy her silk pillow in a pillow fight.   Destruct is also a… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• destroy — verb 1) their offices were destroyed by bombing Syn: demolish, knock down, level, raze (to the ground), fell; wreck, ruin, shatter; blast, blow up, dynamite, explode, bomb Ant: build …   Thesaurus of popular words

• destroy — de|stroy W2S2 [dıˈstrɔı] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: destruire, from Latin destruere, from struere to build ] 1.) to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired →↑destruction… …   Dictionary of contemporary English