LekhoriLekhoriTo damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
To put down or euthanize.
Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
From Middle English destroyen, from Old French destruire, Vulgar Latin *destrugō, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (“un-, de-”) + struō (“I build”).
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