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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
        organic existence of; to demolish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
              By some false guile pervert.          --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          Demolish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
        organic existence of; to demolish.
  
              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
  
     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
  
              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
  
     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
  
              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some
              false guile pervert.                  --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          Demolish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  destroy
       v 1: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire
            destroyed the house" [syn: destruct]
       2: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my
          car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her
          make-up" [syn: ruin]
       3: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
          [syn: demolish]
       4: as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that
          was found to be rabid"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     Αγγλικά vb.
     καταστρέφω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     vb.
     1 (senseid en v1)(lb en ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or
  repair.
     2 (lb en transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
     3 (lb en transitive) To put down or euthanize.
     4 (lb en transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a
  person); ruin.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     vb.
     1 (senseid en v1)(lb en ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or
  repair.
     2 (lb en transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
     3 (lb en transitive) To put down or euthanize.
     4 (lb en transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a
  person); ruin.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     vb.
     1 (senseid en v1)(lb en ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or
  repair.
     2 (lb en transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
     3 (lb en transitive) To put down or euthanize.
     4 (lb en transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a
  person); ruin.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     vb.
     1 (senseid en v1)(lb en ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or
  repair.
     2 (lb en transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
     3 (lb en transitive) To put down or euthanize.
     4 (lb en transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a
  person); ruin.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     Englanti vb.
     1 hävittää, tuhota
     2 murtaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  destroy
     Engelska vb.
     förstöra, ruinera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Destroy /dɪstɹˈɔɪ/
  حطّم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  destroy //dɪˈstɹɔɪ// 
  1. изтри́вам, изтри́я
  (computing) to remove data (e.g., from memory)
  2. разруша́, разруша́вам
  to cause destruction
  3. разруша́, разруша́вам, унищожа́, унищожа́вам
  to damage beyond use or repair
  4. изтре́бвам, изтре́бя
  to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal)