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Meanings of destroy in English

Portuguese
destruir
Catalan
trencar
Spanish
destrozar

To cause the destruction of.

destruir
Portuguese
destroçar
Catalan
destrossar
Spanish
destrozar

Destroy completely; damage irreparably.

destroçar
Portuguese
destruir
Catalan
destrossar
Spanish
derribar

Defeat soundly.

destruir
Spanish
matar

Put (an animal) to death.

matar
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Examples for "demolish"
Examples for "demolish"
1
Photo: RNZ The Anglican Diocese of Christchurch wants to demolish the building.
Radio NZ
2
IT took three years to build and just three seconds to demolish.
The Irish Times
3
Parliament was then given until 2029 to strengthen or demolish the annex.
Radio NZ
4
There are, though, some relevant facts and they demolish the cynics' argument.
The Guardian
5
Now he would have to demolish them, in order to get out.
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Usage of destroy in English
1
I should do it well-toowell; destroy my soul in the performance.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1
2
I answered; it is not in my power to heal or destroy.
The Doctor's Dilemma
3
But the Lord placed the power to destroy it in our hands.
Joshua — Volume 5
4
The tendency of theft was to destroy all moral and social good.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
5
Your severity could only destroy the body; God has claimed the soul.
George Leatrim
6
By moderation men destroy the Republic; by violence they do the same.
The Gods are Athirst
7
He should destroy all the bridges over the rivers in his kingdom.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
8
South America would work to preserve the Canal; not to destroy it.
The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along...
9
Whom the gods destroy they first make mad; and Umballa was mad.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
10
The priest threatened to destroy the paper and to annul the ceremony.
Original Short Stories — Volume 10
11
These become absorbed into the blood and there destroy the red corpuscles.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 / The Independent Health Ma...
12
The Cemex was used to destroy the evidence of the EMP-T device.
Terminal Compromise
13
Only love can destroy the curse on the Gold of the Gods.
Gold of the Gods
14
No one in the world can destroy them, not even the Commissioner.
Moral
15
Boiling them in the soup will shrivel them and destroy their taste.
Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss ...
16
Some patriots throw the tea overboard; some other patriots destroy a Bastille.
What Is Man? and Other Essays
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Translations for destroy
Destroy through the time
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Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
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