Defenition of the word destroy

• Defenition of the word destroy

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • To cause the destruction of.
  • defeat soundly: "The home team demolished the visitors"
  • as of animals: "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
  • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
  • destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
  • defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
  • as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
  • defeat soundly
  • put (an animal) to death
  • destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

Synonyms for the word destroy

• • abolish
  • annihilate
  • break
  • break up
  • crush
  • damage
  • defeat
  • demolish
  • devastate
  • do away with
  • end
  • extinguish
  • finish
  • obliterate
  • overcome
  • overthrow
  • put an end to
  • raze
  • ruin
  • spoil
  • subdue
  • tear down
  • terminate
  • trash
  • wipe out
  • wreck

Similar words in the destroy

• • destroy
  • destroyed
  • destroyer
  • destroyer's
  • destroyers
  • destroying
  • destroys

Hyponyms for the word destroy

• • break
  • break apart
  • break up
  • burn
  • burn down
  • bust
  • bust up
  • consume
  • cut to ribbons
  • demolish
  • demyelinate
  • desolate
  • despoil
  • destruct
  • devastate
  • devour
  • dilapidate
  • disassemble
  • dismantle
  • do a job on
  • do away with
  • eliminate
  • end
  • eradicate
  • explode
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • fire
  • fracture
  • get
  • get rid of
  • harry
  • interdict
  • kick down
  • kick in
  • kill
  • lay waste to
  • level
  • plunder
  • pull down
  • pulverise
  • pulverize
  • rape
  • rase
  • ravage
  • raze
  • root out
  • scourge
  • self-destroy
  • self-destruct
  • shipwreck
  • smash
  • spoil
  • subvert
  • swallow
  • sweep away
  • take apart
  • take down
  • tear down
  • uproot
  • vandalise
  • vandalize
  • violate
  • wash out
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • wrack
  • wreck

Hypernyms for the word destroy

• • defeat
  • get the better of
  • kill
  • overcome
  • undo
  • unmake

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