Definition of destroy

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Destroy (v. t.) 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.

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Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.
Abolish :: Abolish (v. t.) To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out..
Invalidate :: Invalidate (v. t.) To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom..
Trimurti :: Trimurti (n.) The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer..
Extant :: Extant (a.) Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.
Dissunder :: Dissunder (v. t.) To separate; to sunder; to destroy.
Deperdit :: Deperdit (n.) That which is lost or destroyed.
Unform :: Unform (v. t.) To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake..
Dynamiting :: Dynamiting (n.) Destroying by dynamite, for political ends..
Devour :: Devour (v. t.) To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Smite :: Smite (v. t.) To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
Overturn :: Overturn (v. t.) To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..
Iconoclast :: Iconoclast (n.) One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Cautery :: Cautery (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue..
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building..
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