English dictionary

destroy

/d/I/'str//Oi/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

verb.creation

Examples
The fire destroyed the house.

Synonyms destruct

Source: WordNet 3.0
destroy completely; damage irreparably

verb.contact

Synonyms ruin

Source: WordNet 3.0
defeat soundly

verb.competition

Synonyms demolish

Source: WordNet 3.0
put (an animal) to death

verb.contact

Examples
The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.

Synonyms put down

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

verb

Source: webster1913