DESTROY

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/
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Definition

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/
verb
  1. To damage beyond use or repair.
    “Hooligans destroy unprovoked.”
  2. To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
    “Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.”
  3. To put down or euthanize.
    “Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.”
  4. To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
    “Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.”
  5. To defeat soundly.

Source: Wiktionary

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