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(ambitransitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY Category:English intransitive verbs#DESTROY) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
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Hooligans destroy unprovoked.
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- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 2:19:
  Iesus answered, and said vnto them, Destroy this temple, and in three dayes I will raise it vp.
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- 1972 November 5, Joan Lee Faust, “AROUND THE Garden”, in The New York Times‎:
  Repeated use of this type of [water] on plants results in deflocculation[] of the soil. Good quality soil consists of loose aggregates which provide natural aeration and ease of root run. Sodium accumulation in soil destroys this natural flocculation and causes the soil to pack.
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- 2013, Steven McLaughlin, Clubland UK: On the Door in the Rave Era:
  Krav is a martial art of last resort that assumes no quarter and focuses purely on disarming, disabling and, if necessary, destroying your opponent.
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY) To put down or euthanize.
Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
- 2005, Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide:
  Other girls in the foster home are eager to destroy her and get her kicked out of the place. It's a tough situation.
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, informal Category:English informal terms#DESTROY) To utterly defeat; to crush.
Remember when Germany destroyed Brazil 7–1 in the World Cup?Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
- 2012 November 11, Sam Anderson, “The Oklahoma City Thunder's Fairy-Tale Rise”, in The New York Times Magazine‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 April 2023:
  Growing up, [Kevin] Durant told me, he was a sore loser. That all changed one day when he was 11, after he got destroyed by his father in a game of one on one in the driveway.
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, computing Category:en:Computing#DESTROY) To remove data.
The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, bodybuilding Category:en:Bodybuilding#DESTROY, slang Category:English slang#DESTROY, antiphrasis) To exhaust completely and thus recreate or build up.
This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, slang Category:English slang#DESTROY, vulgar Category:English vulgarities#DESTROY) To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.
She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY
(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, US Category:American English#DESTROY, slang Category:English slang#DESTROY) To sing a song extremely poorly.
- 2001, Jeff Nathanson, Rush Hour 2‎, New Line Cinema:
  JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic!
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(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#DESTROY, slang Category:English slang#DESTROY) To eat food quickly, hungrily or completely.
I could destroy some wings right now.Category:English terms with usage examples#DESTROY

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to damage beyond use or repair

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Akkadian: 𒄢 (abātu)Category:Terms with Akkadian translations#DESTROY
Aklanon: guba'Category:Terms with Aklanon translations#DESTROY
Albanian: shkatërroj (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#DESTROY
Altai:
Southern Altai: јок эдер (ǰok eder)Category:Terms with Southern Altai translations#DESTROY, јоголтор (ǰogoltor)Category:Terms with Southern Altai translations#DESTROY
Arabic: دَمَّرَ (dammara)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#DESTROY
Egyptian Arabic: روح (rawwaḥ)Category:Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations#DESTROY, خرب (ḵarrab)Category:Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations#DESTROY
Armenian: ոչնչացնել (hy) (očʻnčʻacʻnel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#DESTROY
Azerbaijani: məhv etməkCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#DESTROY, dağıtmaq (az)Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#DESTROY
Belarusian: знішча́ць impf (zniščácʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#DESTROY, ні́шчыць impf (níščycʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#DESTROY, зні́шчыць pf (zníščycʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#DESTROY, руйнава́ць impf (rujnavácʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#DESTROY, зруйнава́ць pf (zrujnavácʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#DESTROY
Breton: freuzañ (br)Category:Terms with Breton translations#DESTROY
Bulgarian: унищожа́вам (bg) impf (uništožávam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY, унищожа́ pf (uništožá)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY, разруша́вам (bg) impf (razrušávam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY, разруша́ (bg) pf (razrušá)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY
Catalan: destruir (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#DESTROY
Cebuano: gubaCategory:Terms with Cebuano translations#DESTROY
Cherokee: ᎠᏲᏍᏙᏗ (ayosdodi)Category:Terms with Cherokee translations#DESTROY
Chinese:
Mandarin: 銷毀 / 销毁 (zh) (xiāohuǐ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY, 摧毀 / 摧毁 (zh) (cuīhuǐ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY, 破壞 / 破坏 (zh) (pòhuài)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY, 毀壞 / 毁坏 (zh) (huǐhuài)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY
Choctaw: nasholichiCategory:Terms with Choctaw translations#DESTROY
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: hwangamizaCategory:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#DESTROY
Czech: ničit (cs) impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#DESTROY, zničit (cs) pfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#DESTROY
Danish: ødelægge (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#DESTROY
Dutch: vernietigen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, vernielen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, verwoesten (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, kapot makenCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, slopen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY
Egyptian:

(sksk)Category:Terms with Egyptian translations
Esperanto: ekstermi (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#DESTROY, detrui (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#DESTROY
Estonian: hävitamaCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#DESTROY
Evenki: эвми (əwmi)Category:Terms with Evenki translations#DESTROY
Finnish: tuhota (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#DESTROY, hävittää (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#DESTROY
French: détruire (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#DESTROY
Middle French: gasterCategory:Terms with Middle French translations#DESTROY, destruireCategory:Terms with Middle French translations#DESTROY, mehaignierCategory:Terms with Middle French translations#DESTROY

Old French: gasterCategory:Terms with Old French translations#DESTROY, destruireCategory:Terms with Old French translations#DESTROY, mehaignierCategory:Terms with Old French translations#DESTROY
Friulian: distruziCategory:Terms with Friulian translations#DESTROY, distrugiCategory:Terms with Friulian translations#DESTROY
Galician: destruír (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#DESTROY
Georgian: განადგურება (ganadgureba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#DESTROY, მოსპობა (mosṗoba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#DESTROY, დაქცევა (dakceva)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#DESTROY, დანგრევა (dangreva)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#DESTROY
German: zerstören (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY, vernichten (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY, (colloquial) kaputtmachen (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY
Gothic: 𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (qistjan)Category:Terms with Gothic translations#DESTROY
Greek: καταστρέφω (el) (katastréfo)Category:Terms with Greek translations#DESTROY
Ancient Greek: ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, ἀναιρέω (anairéō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, ἀνᾱλίσκω (anālískō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, φθείρω (phtheírō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, ἀποφθείρω (apophtheírō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, διαφθείρω (diaphtheírō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY, καταφθείρω (kataphtheírō)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#DESTROY
Hawaiian: lukuCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#DESTROY
Hebrew: הָרַס (he) (harás)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#DESTROY
Higaonon: nagubaCategory:Terms with Higaonon translations#DESTROY
Hindi: नष्ट करना (naṣṭ karnā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#DESTROY, नाश करना (nāś karnā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#DESTROY, बर्बाद करना (barbād karnā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#DESTROY
Hmong:
Central Huishui Hmong: kom puas rauCategory:Central Huishui Hmong terms in nonstandard scripts#DESTROY Category:Terms with Central Huishui Hmong translations#DESTROY
Hungarian: megsemmisít (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY, pusztít (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY, elpusztít (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY, tönkretesz (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY, szétrombol (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY
Icelandic: eyðileggja (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#DESTROY, rústaCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#DESTROY, skemma (is)Category:Terms with Icelandic translations#DESTROY
Ido: destruktar (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#DESTROY
Irish: slad (ga)Category:Terms with Irish translations#DESTROY, loitCategory:Terms with Irish translations#DESTROY
Italian: distruggere (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#DESTROY, annichilare (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#DESTROY
Japanese: 破壊する (ja) (はかいする, hakai suru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#DESTROY, 壊す (ja) (こわす, kowasu)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#DESTROY, 潰す (ja) (つぶす, tsubusu)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#DESTROY, 破る (ja) (やぶる, yaburu)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#DESTROY
Khmer: កំទេច (kɑmtɨc)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#DESTROY, បំផ្លាញ (km) (bɑmphlaañ)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#DESTROY
Kituba: bebisaCategory:Terms with Kituba translations#DESTROY
Korean: 파괴하다 (ko) (pagoehada)Category:Terms with Korean translations#DESTROY, 말살하다 (ko) (malsalhada)Category:Terms with Korean translations#DESTROY, 부수다 (ko) (busuda)Category:Terms with Korean translations#DESTROY
Kumyk: дагъытмакъ (dağıtmaq)Category:Terms with Kumyk translations#DESTROY
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: têkşikandin fCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY
Lao: ທໍາລາຍ (tham lāi)Category:Terms with Lao translations#DESTROY
Latgalian: nycynuotCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#DESTROY, iznycynuotCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#DESTROY, propuļdeitCategory:Terms with Latgalian translations#DESTROY
Latin: populorCategory:Terms with Latin translations#DESTROY, dēleō (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#DESTROY, auferō (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#DESTROY, aboleō (la)Category:Terms with Latin translations#DESTROY, abolefaciōCategory:Terms with Latin translations#DESTROY
Latvian: iznīcinātCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#DESTROY
Lithuanian: sunaikintiCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#DESTROY
Livonian: nītsiņtõCategory:Terms with Livonian translations#DESTROY
Macedonian: уништува impf (uništuva)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#DESTROY, уништи pf (uništi)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#DESTROY
Malay: musnah (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#DESTROY
Manchu: ᡝᡶᡠᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (efulembi)Category:Terms with Manchu translations#DESTROY
Māori: whakakorekoreCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, hoepapaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakamōtīCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, kōpenupenuCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakangawhiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakangahiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, kaiauruCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakahotuCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, hoepapaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, urupatuCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakamōtīCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakapakaruCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, aneaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY, whakangaroCategory:Terms with Māori translations#DESTROY
Middle English: destroyenCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#DESTROY, stroyenCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#DESTROY, merrenCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#DESTROY
Mirandese: çtruirCategory:Terms with Mirandese translations#DESTROY, çtroçarCategory:Terms with Mirandese translations#DESTROY
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: суйтгэх (sujtgex)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#DESTROY, сүйтгэх (mn) (süjtgex)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#DESTROY
Nanai: хэпули- (hepuli-)Category:Terms with Nanai translations#DESTROY
Norman: dêtruitheCategory:Terms with Norman translations#DESTROY
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ødelegge (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#DESTROY
Persian: از بین بردن (az beyn bordan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#DESTROY, تباه کردن (tabâh kardan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#DESTROY, نابود کردن (nâbud kardan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#DESTROY
Phoenician: 𐤀𐤁𐤃 (ʾbd)Category:Terms with Phoenician translations#DESTROY
Polish: niszczyć (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#DESTROY, zniszczyć (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#DESTROY, rujnować (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#DESTROY, zrujnować (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#DESTROY
Portuguese: destruir (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY, estraçalhar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY, arruinar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY, destroçar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY, detonar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY
Romanian: distruge (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#DESTROY, nimici (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#DESTROY
Russian: уничтожа́ть (ru) impf (uničtožátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY, уничто́жить (ru) pf (uničtóžitʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY, разруша́ть (ru) impf (razrušátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY, разру́шить (ru) pf (razrúšitʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY
Sanskrit: नाशयति (sa) (nāśayati)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#DESTROY
Scots: cannochCategory:Terms with Scots translations#DESTROY
Scottish Gaelic: dì-làraichCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#DESTROY
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: уништа́вати impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY, у̀ништити pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY

Latin: uništávati (sh) impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY, ùništiti (sh) pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY
Sicilian: distrùjiriCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#DESTROY, rùmpiri (scn)Category:Terms with Sicilian translations#DESTROY
Slovak: ničiť impfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#DESTROY, zničiť pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#DESTROY, znehodnotiť pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#DESTROY
Slovene: uničevati impfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#DESTROY, uničiti (sl) pfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#DESTROY
Sotho: a timetseCategory:Terms with Sotho translations#DESTROY
Spanish: destruir (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY, romper (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY, destrozar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY, escocherar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY (Costa Rica), profligar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY
Sumerian: 𒋗𒅆𒌨 (ŠU.ḪUL)Category:Terms with Sumerian translations#DESTROY
Swahili: -haribu (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#DESTROY
Swedish: förstöra (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#DESTROY, ödelägga (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#DESTROY
Tagalog: sirainCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#DESTROY, wasakinCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#DESTROY
Tajik: нест кардан (nest kardan)Category:Terms with Tajik translations#DESTROY
Thai: ทำลาย (th) (tam-laai)Category:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY
Tocharian B: näk-Category:Terms with Tocharian B translations#DESTROY, kärst-Category:Terms with Tocharian B translations#DESTROY
Turkish: yok etmek (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#DESTROY, mahvetmek (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#DESTROY
Ottoman Turkish: ییقمق (yıkmak)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#DESTROY, بوزمق (bozmak)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#DESTROY
Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎎𐎚 (ṣmt)Category:Terms with Ugaritic translations#DESTROY
Ukrainian: ни́щити (uk) impf (nýščyty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, зни́щувати impf (znýščuvaty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, зни́щити pf (znýščyty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, руйнува́ти impf (rujnuváty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, зруйнува́ти pf (zrujnuváty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, розва́люватити impf (rozváljuvatyty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY, розвали́ти pf (rozvalýty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#DESTROY
Urdu: برباد کرنا (barbād karnā)Category:Terms with Urdu translations#DESTROY
Uzbek: yiqmoq (uz)Category:Terms with Uzbek translations#DESTROY, yoʻq qilmoqCategory:Terms with Uzbek translations#DESTROY
Vietnamese: huỷ hoại (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#DESTROY, phá hoại (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#DESTROY, phá huỷ (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#DESTROY
Walloon: distrure (wa)Category:Terms with Walloon translations#DESTROY
Welsh: dinistrio (cy)Category:Terms with Welsh translations#DESTROY
Yiddish: חרובֿ מאַכן (khorev makhn)Category:Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#DESTROY

to neutralize

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Chinese:
Mandarin: 中和 (zh) (zhōnghé)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#DESTROY Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY
Danish: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Danish#DESTROY
Dutch: kapot makenCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, vernielen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, tenietdoen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY
German: zerstören (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY, kaputtmachen (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY
Khmer: បន្សាប (km) (bɑnsaap)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#DESTROY
Portuguese: destruir (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY, acabar comCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY
Thai: ทำลาย (th) (tam-laai)Category:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY, ทำให้สูญCategory:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY

to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal)

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Bulgarian: изтре́бвам (bg) impf (iztrébvam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY, изтре́бя pf (iztrébja)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY
Chinese:
Mandarin: 人道毀滅 / 人道毁灭 (zh) (réndào huǐmiè)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY, 銷毀 / 销毁 (zh) (xiāohuǐ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#DESTROY
Danish: aflive (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#DESTROY
Dutch: afmaken (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY, laten inslapenCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY
Finnish: lopettaa (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#DESTROY
French: euthanasier (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#DESTROY
German: notschlachten (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY, einschläfern (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY
Greek: αφανίζω (el) (afanízo)Category:Terms with Greek translations#DESTROY
Persian: کشتن (fa) (koštan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#DESTROY
Portuguese: sacrificar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY
Russian: истребля́ть (ru) impf (istrebljátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY, истреби́ть (ru) pf (istrebítʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY
Spanish: sacrificar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#DESTROY
Swedish: avliva (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#DESTROY, nödslaktaCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#DESTROY
Thai: ฆ่า (th) (kâa)Category:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY, ทำการุณยฆาตCategory:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY

(computing) to remove data (e.g., from memory)

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Bulgarian: изтри́вам (bg) impf (iztrívam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY, изтри́я pf (iztríja)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#DESTROY
Dutch: wissen (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#DESTROY
Finnish: tuhota (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#DESTROY
German: löschen (de)Category:Terms with German translations#DESTROY
Hungarian: töröl (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#DESTROY
Portuguese: destruir (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#DESTROY
Russian: стира́ть (ru) impf (stirátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY, стере́ть (ru) pf (sterétʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#DESTROY
Thai: ลบข้อมูลCategory:Terms with Thai translations#DESTROY

(informal) to utterly defeat

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Translations to be checked

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} distruggere (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Italian translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} abbattere (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Italian translations#DESTROY (4)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} ڕوخاندن (ruxandin)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Central Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} تێکدان (têkdan)Category:Terms with Central Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Central Kurdish translations#DESTROY

Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} ruxandin (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} hilweşandin (ku)Category:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} pûç kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} xirab kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} xopan kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} kavil kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} wêran kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} îmha kirinCategory:Terms with Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Northern Kurdish translations#DESTROY
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} ùništiti (sh)Category:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Serbo-Croatian translations#DESTROY
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} uničiti (sl)Category:Terms with Slovene translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Slovene translations#DESTROY, ^{(please verify)} uničevatiCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Slovene translations#DESTROY
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} yok etmek (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#DESTROY Category:Requests for review of Turkish translations#DESTROY

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stroyed

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destroyCategory:Middle English alternative forms#DESTROY Category:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#DESTROY Category:Pages with entries#DESTROY Category:Pages with 2 entries#DESTROY

(Late Middle English Category:Late Middle English#DESTROY) alternative form of destroyen

Wikimore

destroy

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