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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr &
vb n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien destruien, destrien,
OF destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr L. destruere destructum
de + struere to pile up build. See {Structure}.]
1. 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.
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
images, and cut down their groves. --Ex. xxxiv
13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to to
annihilate; to consume.
I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
--Jer. xii.
17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of
to kill.
If him by force he can destroy, or worse, By some
false guile pervert. --Milton.
Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
throw down overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
{Demolish}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
destroyed
adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities
destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her
destroyed mind" [ant: {preserved}]
2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: {ruined}]
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