destroy
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Definitions
                    Verb
                    
                do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
                
                    Verb
                    
                destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
                
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                defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
                
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            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"
                More Specific Terms
                    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