(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
To ~ something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
That’s a sure recipe for ~ing the economy and creating chaos...
VERB: V n
2.
To ~ someone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear.
If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have ~ed me.
VERB: V n
3.
If an animal is ~ed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous.
Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be ~ed.
= put down
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
4.
see also soul-~ing