destroy

  1. Verb.  
    (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
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  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To cause destruction.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To put down or euthanize.
  5. Verb.  (colloquial, transitive) To defeat soundly.
  6. Verb.  (computing, transitive) To remove data.

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