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Meaning
Verb
●
To
damage
beyond use or repair.
●
To
neutralize
,
undo
a
property
or condition.
●
To
put down
or euthanize.
●
To
severely
disrupt
the
well-being
of (a person); ruin.
●
To
utterly
defeat
; to crush.
●
In Computing:
To
remove
data.
●
In Bodybuilding:
To
exhaust
completely
and thus
recreate
or
build
up.
⚠️
To
penetrate
sexually
in an
aggressive
way.
●
In American English:
To
sing
a
song
extremely
poorly.
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Origin
destroy
English
destroyen
Middle English (1100-1500)
destruire
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
destruere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Annihilate
Break
Demolish
Kill
Ruin
Waste
Destroy
Aerosolize
Atomize
Benothing
Bewreck
Blotto
Decompose
Devastate
Diffuse
Disintegrate
Disperse
Dissolve
Eliminate
Eradicate
Erase
Exterminate
Extinguish
Extirpate
Fuck
Jazz
Level
Liquidate
Nuke
Obliterate
Raze
Ravage
Remove
Total
Unexist
Uproot
Wreck
Consume
Dispatch
Destruction
Spoil
Cripple
Blot Out
Lay Waste
Pull Down
Wipe Out
Wipe Off
Knock Down
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Antonyms
Build
Construct
Create
Make
Raise
Repair
Produce
Rebuild
Recover
Related
Decimate
Dismantle
Disrupt
Weaken
Damage
Protect
Harm
Undermine
Defend
Invade
Attack
Lose
Destabilize
Threaten
Endanger
Steal
Disturb
Defeat
Crush
Replace
Restore
Preserve
Degrade
Abandon
Rebuild
Destruct
Alter
Corrupt
Affect
Suppress
Displace
Sabotage
Hurt
Compromise
Wipe
Poison
Punish
Injure
Transform
Shatter
Overthrow
Block
Conquer
Bring Down
Tear Down
Blow Up
Take Down
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Rhymes
Oi
Oi
Oy
Soy
Koi
Joy
Roy
Boy
Goy
Hoy
Doy
Toy
Poi
Foy
Coy
Troy
Cloy
Amoy
Troy
Ahoy
Buoy
Floy
Ploy
Annoy
Enjoy
Stroy
Alloy
Sugoi
Sukhoi
Employ
Kilroy
Overjoy
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Destroy
Hoi Polloi
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