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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Destructor :: Destructor (n.) A destroyer.
Pupivora :: Pupivora (n. pl.) A group of parasitic Hymenoptera, including the ichneumon flies, which destroy the larvae and pupae of insects..
Widow-maker :: Widow-maker (n.) One who makes widows by destroying husbands.
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..
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..
Victim :: Victim (n.) A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition..
Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge..
Destruction :: Destruction (n.) The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated..
Insecticide :: Insecticide (n.) An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder.
Eat :: Eat (v. t.) To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to cause to disappear..
Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book..
Abolish :: Abolish (v. t.) To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out..
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..
Liberticide :: Liberticide (n.) A destroyer of civil liberty.
Demoralize :: Demoralize (v. t.) To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency..
Unwish :: Unwish (v. t.) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
Destructive :: Destructive (n.) One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.
Dynamiting :: Dynamiting (n.) Destroying by dynamite, for political ends..
Fallow :: Fallow (n.) To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land..
Neutralizer :: Neutralizer (n.) One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body..
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