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Destroy (Verb)

Meaning 1

Defeat soundly and humiliatingly; "The home team demolished the visitors".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Synonyms

  • Demolish

Hypernyms

  • Get The Better Of
  • Defeat

Hyponyms

  • Swallow
  • Cut To Ribbons
  • Smash

Meaning 2

Destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Ruin

Hyponyms

  • Despoil
  • Plunder
  • Ravage
  • Waste
  • Wreck
  • Fire
  • Desolate
  • Bust
  • Spoil
  • Wrack
  • Violate
  • Burn Down
  • Scourge
  • Vandalise
  • Devastate
  • Kick Down

Related Words

  • Destroyer (noun)
  • Destruction (noun)
  • Destructible (adjective)

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Put Down

Meaning 4

Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Destruct

Hypernyms

  • Undo

Hyponyms

  • Root Out
  • Take Down
  • Rase
  • Get Rid Of
  • Self-destroy
  • Take Apart
  • Dismantle
  • Pulverise
  • Raze
  • Tear Down
  • Pulverize
  • Eliminate
  • Eradicate
  • Break Apart
  • Break Up
  • Pull Down
  • Extirpate
  • Sweep Away
  • Do Away With
  • Exterminate

Related Words

  • Destroyer (noun)
  • Destructive (adjective)
  • Destruction (noun)
  • Destructible (adjective)
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