destroy
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(verb) as of animals: "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid" |
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Related Words: kill |
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(verb) destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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Synonyms: ruin |
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Related Words: break, burn, burn down, bust, bust up, consume, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, explode, fire, get, harry, kick down, kick in, lay waste to, plunder, rape, ravage, shipwreck, vandalise, vandalize, violate, wash out, waste, wrack, wreck |
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(verb) do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house" |
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Related Words: break apart, break up, demolish, dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, do away with, eliminate, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, fracture, get rid of, interdict, kill, level, pull down, rase, raze, sweep away, take apart, take down, tear down, undo, unmake, uproot, wipe out |
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(verb) defeat soundly: "The home team demolished the visitors" |
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Synonyms: demolish |
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Related Words: cut to ribbons, defeat, overcome, swallow |
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