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1. Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
   "The fire destroyed the house";
   - destruct, spiflicate, spifflicate
    
2. Damage beyond use or repair
   "You have destroyed my car by pouring sugar in the tank!";
   - ruin, spiflicate, spifflicate
    
3. Defeat soundly
   "The home team destroyed the visitors";
   - demolish, spiflicate, spifflicate
    
4. Put (an animal) to death
   "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid";
   - put down, spiflicate, spifflicate

Derived forms: destroys, destroyed, destroying

Type of: defeat, get the better of, kill, overcome, undo, unmake

Encyclopedia: Destroy Destroy, Build, Destroy