verb [VN]
1 to damage sth so badly that it no longer exists, works, etc:
The building was completely destroyed by fire. * They've destroyed all the evidence. * Heat gradually destroys vitamin C. * You have destroyed my hopes of happiness. * Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy).
2 to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted:
The injured horse had to be destroyed.
seealsoSOUL-DESTROYING
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WORDFAMILY
destroy v.
destroyer n.
destruction n.
destructive adj.
indestructible adj.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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