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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Fragile :: Fragile (a.) Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
Countercharm :: Countercharm (n.) That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
Mine :: Mine (v. t.) To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means..
Kali :: Kali (n.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna..
Figeater :: Figeater (n.) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.
Ruinate :: Ruinate (v. t.) To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.
Moth :: Moth (n.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus..
Lithophagous :: Lithophagous (a.) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus..
Canker :: Canker (n.) Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy..
Cautery :: Cautery (n.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue..
Perempt :: Perempt (v. t.) To destroy; to defeat.
Decay :: Decay (v. t.) To destroy.
Iconoclast :: Iconoclast (n.) A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.
Spill :: Spill (v. i.) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste..
Parasiticide :: Parasiticide (n.) Anything used to destroy parasites.
Extant :: Extant (a.) Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.
Destroyer :: Destroyer (n.) One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
Annihilate :: Annihilate (v. t.) To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.
Bane :: Bane (n.) That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality..
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