destroy

1. Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (synset 201622948)
   "The fire destroyed the house"
   is a type of: undo, unmake - deprive of certain characteristics
   subtypes:

   • kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
   • do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of - terminate, end, or take out
   • self-destroy, self-destruct - do away with oneself or itself
   • destruct - destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
   • end - put an end to
   • fracture - interrupt, break, or destroy
   • sweep away, wipe out - eliminate completely and without a trace
   • interdict - destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
   • demolish, pulverise, pulverize - destroy completely
   • demolish - ruin or destroy
   • break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart - take apart into its constituent pieces
   • dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground
   • eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot - destroy completely, as if down to the roots
   • dilapidate - bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
   • demyelinate - destroy the myelin sheath of
   same as: destruct
2. Destroy completely;
   Damage irreparably (synset 201566925)
   "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
   subtypes:

   • burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire
   • desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
   • harry, ravage - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
   • break - find a flaw in
   • break, bust - ruin completely
   • vandalise, vandalize - destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
   • do a job on - destroy completely or make ugly or useless
   • subvert - destroy completely
   • get - overcome or destroy
   • devour - destroy completely
   • despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate - destroy and strip of its possession
   • explode - destroy by exploding
   • consume - destroy completely
   • shipwreck - destroy a ship
   • bust up, wrack, wreck - smash or break forcefully
   • kick down, kick in - open violently
   • wash out - wear or destroy by the force of water
   same as: ruin
3. Defeat soundly and humiliatingly (synset 201085766)
   "The home team demolished the visitors"
   is a type of: defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over
   subtypes:

   • smash - overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
   • swallow - engulf and destroy
   • cut to ribbons - defeat totally
   same as: demolish
4. Put (an animal) to death (synset 201329210)
   "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
   is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
   same as: put down

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