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English Dictionary: destroy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for destroy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
destroy v do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" Synonym(s): destroy, destruct destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" Synonym(s): destroy, ruin defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" Synonym(s): demolish, destroy put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down" Synonym(s): destroy, put down
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Destroy \Destroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. d[82]truire, 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}.