İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. f. yıkmak, harap etmek, yok etmek, ortadan kaldırmak; öldürmek. yok etmek, mahvetmek; yikmak. imha et,yok et. imha et. f. yıkmak, harap etmek, yok etmek, ortadan kaldırmak; öldürmek. imha etmek. yok et. tahrip etmek, yıkmak, imha etmek, mahvetmek, harap etmek; öldürmek; ümidini yıkmak; tüketmek.
2. bertaraf etmek, yok et, iptal etmek; mahvetmek, harap etmek, yıkmak; imha etmek, öIdürmek, yok etmek, vücudunu ortadan kaldırmak.
3. yok etmek. mahvetmek. yıkmak.
4. yıkmak. yok etmek. tahrip etmek. harap etmek. imha etmek.
5. imha et, yok et.
6. yok etmek. mahvetmek. yikmak.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin destrugere, alteration of Latin destruere, from de- + struere to build; more at STRUCTURE
Pronunciation : di-stroi, dE-
Function : verb
Date : 13th century

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1. demolish, ruin. destroy\de*stroy"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. destroyed ; p. pr. & vb. n. destroying.] [oe. destroien, destruien, destrien, of. destruire, f. détruire, fr. l. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. see: structure.].
2. 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. but ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. xxxiv.
3. 2. to ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. i will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation. xii.
4. 3. to put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. if him by force he can destroy, or, worse, by some false guile pervert.
5. 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.
6. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
7. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid" destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house".
8. 1. 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.
9. To destroy someone means to ruin their life or to make their situation impossible to bear. If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
10. If an animal is destroyed, it is killed, either because it is ill or because it is dangerous. Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed. = put down see also: soul-destroying.