destroy
/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/verb2 syllables
Destroy means: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.
Synonyms for destroy16
verb, as in do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
verb, as in destroy completely; damage irreparably
verb, as in defeat soundly and humiliatingly
verb, as in put (an animal) to death
What does destroy mean?4
verb
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of“The fire destroyed the house”
destroy completely; damage irreparably“You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”
defeat soundly and humiliatingly“The home team demolished the visitors”
put (an animal) to death“The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with destroy?16
three syllables
Destroy in a sentence
- Any brute can destroy a stable, but it takes a carpenter to build one.DJ_Saidez
- It won't protect our health, but destroy it.Ergulis
- Any donkey can destroy a stable, but you need a carpenter to build it.espamatics
- Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.unknown
- If you don't destroy the devil in time, it will be strong.maaster
- One day or another, sooner or later, humanity will destroy itself.Miktsoanit
- He'll destroy those monsters all, one by one.Conjuice
- The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.jan_OkulaJu
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Forms of destroy
as a verb
- past tense
- destroyed
- present participle
- destroying
- third-person singular
- destroys
- past participle
- destroyed