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destroy

/ destroy /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
as of animals
"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
Type of:
kill
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"
Kinds of:
burn fire burn down lay waste to waste
Derived:
laying waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
Type of:
unmake undo
Kinds of:
kill eliminate get rid of do away with self-destruct
Derived:
destruction devastation destroyer ruiner undoer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Kinds of:
smash swallow cut to ribbons
Derived:
demolition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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kill burn fire burn down lay waste to waste unmake undo eliminate get rid of do away with self-destruct