From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.]
1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
organic existence of; to demolish.
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But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
images, and cut down their groves. --Ex. xxxiv.
13.
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2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
annihilate; to consume.
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I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
--Jer. xii.
17.
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3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
to kill.
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If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
By some false guile pervert. --Milton.
Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
{Demolish}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
1. p. p. of {destroy}. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,
exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,
desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};
{blighted, spoilt}; {blotted out, obliterate,
obliterated}; {demolished, dismantled, razed}; {done
for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
finished(predicate)}; {extinguished}; {ruined, wiped
out(predicate), impoverished}; {totaled, wrecked};
{war-torn, war-worn}; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,
ravaged, sacked}] Also See: {damaged}. Antonym:
{preserved}
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2. destroyed physically or morally.
Syn: ruined.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
destroyed
adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities
destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed
mind" [ant: {preserved}]
2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: {destroyed}, {ruined}]
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