Definition of destroy

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Destroy (v. t.) To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.

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Expunge :: Expunge (v. t.) To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as, to expugne an offense..
Self-destructive :: Self-destructive (a.) Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal..
Havoc :: Havoc (v. t.) To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste.
Pasteurization :: Pasteurization (n.) A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140¡ F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments..
Cataract :: Cataract (n.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight..
Dissipate :: Dissipate (v. t.) To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.
Extinguishable :: Extinguishable (a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed..
Parasiticide :: Parasiticide (n.) Anything used to destroy parasites.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building..
Deluge :: Deluge (v. t.) To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe..
Fordo :: Fordo (v. i.) To destroy; to undo; to ruin.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Unform :: Unform (v. t.) To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake..
Destruction :: Destruction (n.) A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer.
Remain :: Remain (v. i.) To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Unformed :: Unformed (a.) Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form destroyed..
Trimurti :: Trimurti (n.) The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer..
Paralyze :: Paralyze (v. t.) Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts..
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to blast pride, hopes, or character..
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