destroy - English dictionary definition

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1. Destroy  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.
2. Destroy  To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
3. Destroy  To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
4. destroy  defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"