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n. vuur; brand; brandstichting; vreugdevuur; enthousiasme; schittering; passie--------v. ontslaan; aansteken; vuren; lossen; bakken; aanwakkeren; glinsterenfire1[ fajjə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 be full of fire • vol vuur/enthousiast zijnblow (up) a fire • een vuur aanblazencatch fire • vlam vattenlay a fire • een vuur aanleggenlight/make a fire • een vuur aanstekenmake up a fire • een vuur opstokenfight fire with fire • vuur met vuur bestrijdenset on fire, set fire to • in brand stekencease/open fire • het vuur staken/openen4 light the fire • de haard/kachel aanstekengo through fire and water • door het vuur gaan, alle gevaren trotserenplay with fire • met vuur spelenfire! • brand!————————fire2♦voorbeelden:♦voorbeelden:1 oil-fired furnace • olie/petroleumkachelfire off a speech • een speech afstekenfire at/(up)on something • op iets schieten♦voorbeelden:it fired him with enthusiasm • het zette hem in vuur en vlam¶ fire up • bezielen, stimuleren
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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