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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of;
- Example: "The fire destroyed the house"
[syn: destroy, destruct]

2. destroy completely; damage irreparably;
- Example: "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
- Example: "The tears ruined her make-up"
[syn: destroy, ruin]

3. defeat soundly;
- Example: "The home team demolished the visitors"
[syn: demolish, destroy]

4. put (an animal) to death;
- Example: "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
- Example: "the sick cat had to be put down"
[syn: destroy, put down]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
   OF. destruire, F. d['e]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.
      [1913 Webster]

            But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
            images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                  13.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
      annihilate; to consume.
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            I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                  --Jer. xii.
                                                  17.
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   3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
      to kill.
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            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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

destroy
    v 1: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The
         fire destroyed the house" [syn: destroy, destruct]
    2: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my
       car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her
       make-up" [syn: destroy, ruin]
    3: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" [syn:
       demolish, destroy]
    4: 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" [syn: destroy, put down]