English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-destroy.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-Éɪ|-Éɪ
Verb
en-verb|destroys|destroying|destroyed transitive
- To damage beyond use or repair.
#: The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- computing To remove data (e.g., from memory), thereby making resources available.
#: The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
- colloquial To defeat soundly.
- To put down or euthanize an (animal).
#: Destroy a rabid dog.
Synonyms
annihilate
demolish
Antonyms
repair
restore
Derived terms
destroyer noun
Related terms
destruct verb
destruction noun
Translations
Arabic: ÙARchar|دÙÙ
ÙÙر٠(dammara)
Bosnian: t|bs|uništiti
Chinese: ç ´å, æ¯å; ææ»
Croatian: t|hr|uništiti
Czech: zniÄit
Dutch: vernietigen
Finnish: tuhota
French: détruire
German: zerstören (1,2), vernichten (2,3)
Hebrew: ××ר×ס (laharos) (1)
Italian: distruggere; abbattere (4)
Japanese: ç ´å£ãã; æ»
ã¼ã
mid
Kurdish: t|ku|ruxandin, t|ku|hilweÅandin, pûç|pûç kirin, xirab|xirab kirin, xopan kirin, kavil kirin, wêran kirin, îmha kirin, KUchar|ÚÙخاÙدÙ, KUchar|تÛکداÙ
Russian: ÑазÑÑÑаÑÑ (razrushat')
Serbian: t|sr|uništiti
Slovene: uniÄiti/uniÄevati
Spanish: destruir
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|ðð
ð¨|trÅ U.ḪUL
Swedish: förstöra
Turkish: t|tr|yok etmek
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