Definition of destroy

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Destroy (v. t.) To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill..

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Mutilate :: Mutilate (v. t.) To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero..
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of..
Mephitical :: Mephitical (a.) Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions..
Poison :: Poison (n.) That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin..
Apositic :: Apositic (a.) Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger..
Deletery :: Deletery (n.) That which destroys.
Tarnish :: Tarnish (a.) To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color..
Figeater :: Figeater (n.) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.
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.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
Interrupted :: Interrupted (a.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf..
Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
Antilithic :: Antilithic (a.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed..
Demolition :: Demolition (n.) The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes..
Self-destructive :: Self-destructive (a.) Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal..
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..
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes..
Siva :: Siva (n.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature..
Fragile :: Fragile (a.) Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To destroy; to kill; to put an end to.
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