English

Verb
en-verb|destroys|destroying|destroyed transitive

1. To damage beyond use or repair.

#: The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.

1. computing To remove data (e.g., from memory), thereby making resources available.

#: The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

1. colloquial To defeat soundly.
2. To put down or euthanize an (animal).

#: Destroy a rabid dog.

Synonyms
annihilate
demolish

Antonyms
repair
restore

Derived terms
destroyer noun

Related terms
destruct verb
destruction noun

Translations

Arabic: �ARchar|د����ر� (dammara)
Bosnian: t|bs|uništiti
Chinese: 破�, ��; �死
Croatian: t|hr|uništiti
Czech: zni�it
Dutch: vernietigen
Finnish: tuhota
French: détruire
German: zerstören (1,2), vernichten (2,3)
Hebrew: ��ר�ס (laharos) (1)
Italian: distruggere; abbattere (4)
Japanese: 破���; ���
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Kurdish: t|ku|ruxandin, t|ku|hilwe�andin, pûç|pûç kirin, xirab|xirab kirin, xopan kirin, kavil kirin, wêran kirin, îmha kirin, KUchar|��خا�د�, KUchar|ت�کدا�
Russian: �аз���а�� (razrushat')
Serbian: t|sr|uništiti
Slovene: uni�iti/uni�evati
Spanish: destruir
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|���|trŠU.ḪUL
Swedish: förstöra
Turkish: t|tr|yok etmek

de:destroy
fa:destroy
fr:destroy
io:destroy
id:destroy
it:destroy
ku:destroy
hu:destroy
ja:destroy
ru:destroy
fi:destroy
sv:destroy
ta:destroy
te:destroy
vi:destroy
uk:destroy
zh:destroy

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