DESTROY


Meaning of DESTROY in English

[verb] [T] - to cause, esp. in a violent way, to exist no longer; to cause damage toMost of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war.Many of the documents have been destroyed for purposes of confidentiality.By the 1900s, hunters had systematically destroyed most of Africa's vast herds of elephants.The car accident seemed to have completely/totally destroyed his confidence.She was utterly destroyed (= She lost all her confidence and her hope) when her boyfriend left her.To destroy an animal is to kill it because it is ill, in pain or dangerous.

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