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verb (destroys, destroying, destroyed) (transitive)
- To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- (computing) To remove data (e.g., from memory), thereby making resources available.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to the temporary lists.
- (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
- To put down or euthanize an (animal).
- Destroy a rabid dog.
Translations: - Dutch: vernietigen
- French: détruire
- German: zerstí¶ren (1,2), vernichten (2,3)
- Italian: distruggere; abbattere (4)
- Spanish: destruir
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