The meaning of DESTROY is to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of : damage beyond repair. How to use destroy in a sentence.

To destroy is to reduce something to nothingness or to take away its powers and functions so that restoration is impossible: Fire destroys a building. Disease destroys tissues.

To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more. That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

DESTROY meaning: 1. to damage something so badly that it cannot be used: 2. to kill an animal because it is ill, in…. Learn more.

6 days ago · destroy (third-person singular simple present destroys, present participle destroying, simple past and past participle destroyed) (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage …

To destroy is to reduce something to nothingness or to take away its powers so that restoration is impossible: Disease destroys tissues. To demolish is to destroy something organized or structured …

Definition of destroy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To counteract or render of no avail; take away, detract from, or vitiate the power, force, value, use, or beauty of; ruin; spoil: as, to destroy a person's influence.

What does Destroy mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Destroy. To cause destruction. To neutralize, undo a property or …

The disease destroys the body's ability to fight off illness. The bomb blast destroyed the village. The scandal destroyed [= ruined] his reputation. The building was partially destroyed [= demolished] by …