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- DictionaryDe·stroy/dəˈstroi/
verb
- 1. put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it: "the room had been destroyed by fire"
To destroy is to reduce something to nothingness or to take away its powers and functions so that restoration is impossible: Fire destroys a building. Disease destroys tissues. To demolish is to destroy something organized or structured: to demolish a machine. To raze is to level down to the ground: to raze a fortress.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧stroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ S2 W2 verb [ transitive] 1 to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or repaired → destruction completely/totally destroy The school was completely destroyed by fire. companies that are polluting and destroying the environment destroy somebody’s...
verb. de· stroy di-ˈstrȯi. dē- destroyed; destroying; destroys. Synonyms of destroy. transitive verb. 1. : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of. destroyed the files. also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds. their reputation was destroyed. a disease that destroys the body's ability to fight off illness.
verb. us / dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B1. to damage something so badly that it cannot be used or does not exist: Many works of art were destroyed in the fire. (Definition of destroy from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of destroy. in Chinese (Traditional) 毀壞，摧毀，毀滅, 宰殺，滅殺，殺死（被病痛折磨或危險的動物）… See more.
de·stroy. pronunciation: dih stroI. parts of speech: transitive verb, intransitive verb. features: Word Combinations ( verb ), Word Explorer, Word Parts. Word Explorer. See. war. Word Parts Subscriber feature About this feature. The meaning of destroy. Definition of destroy.
Dictionary definition of destroy. To cause severe damage, ruin, or complete destruction to something or someone. "The soldiers were ordered to destroy the bridge to hinder the enemy’s progress." Detailed meaning of destroy.
[uncountable] Word Family. the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed. the destruction of the rainforests. a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake. The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it).
