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Dictionary: de·stroy   (dĭ-stroi') pronunciation

v., -stroyed, -stroy·ing, -stroys.

v.tr.
  1. To ruin completely; spoil: The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.
  2. To tear down or break up; demolish. See synonyms at ruin.
  3. To do away with; put an end to: "In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness" (George Bernard Shaw).
  4. To kill: destroy a rabid dog.
  5. To subdue or defeat completely; crush: The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.
  6. To render useless or ineffective: destroyed the testimony of the prosecution's chief witness.
v.intr.
To be destructive; cause destruction: "Too much money destroys as surely as too little" (John Simon).

[Middle English destroien, from Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin *dēstrūgere, back-formation from Latin dēstrūctus, past participle of dēstruere, to destroy : dē-, de- + struere, to pile up.]


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verb

  1. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack, wreck. Slang total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. Aerospace destruct. See help/harm/harmless.
  3. To cause the death of: carry off, cut down, cut off, dispatch, finish (off), kill, slay. Slang waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
  4. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.
  5. To impair severely something such as the spirit, health, or effectiveness of: break, crush, overwhelm, ruin. See help/harm/harmless.

Antonyms: destroy
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v

Definition: demolish, devastate
Antonyms: build, construct, create, improve, repair, restore


Law Encyclopedia: Destroy
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

In general, to ruin completely; may include a taking. To ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of a thing; to demolish; to injure or mutilate beyond possibility of use; to nullify.

As used in policies of insurance, in leases, and in maritime law, and under various statutes, this term is often applied to an act that renders the subject useless for its intended purpose, though it does not literally demolish or annihilate it.

In relation to wills, contracts, and other documents, the term destroy does not mean the annihilation of the instrument or its resolution into other forms of matter, but a destruction of its legal efficacy, which may be by cancellation, obliterating, tearing into fragments, and so on.

Military Dictionary: destroyed
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(DOD) A condition of a target so damaged that it can neither function as intended nor be restored to a usable condition. In the case of a building, all vertical supports and spanning members are damaged to such an extent that nothing is salvageable. In the case of bridges, all spans must have dropped and all piers must require replacement.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To put an end to by breaking up, tearing down, ruining, or spoiling.

pronunciation What does not destroy me, makes me strong. — Friedrich Nietzsche.

Wikipedia: Destroy (band)
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Destroy
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre(s) Crust punk, grindcore, extreme metal
Years active 1988 - 1994
Label(s) Havoc Records
Associated acts Code 13, Damage Deposit, Nigel Pepper Cock, Brainoil, Stormcrow, Disembodied, Look Back and Laugh, Disrespect, PersonHurter, Servitude, Segue, The Murderers
Website http://destroy.net/bands/destroy
Members
Felix Havoc - Vocals 1988-1994
Mark Snorkelman - bass 1988-1991
Dallas - guitar 1988-1991
Kirby Pringle - drums 1989-1990
Yngwie Markstein - guitar 1990-1994
Chris - drums 1990-1992
Mitch Useless - Drums 1992-1994
CyberNate Scabies - guitar 1992-1994
Jake Scabies - bass 1992-1993
Mandy Manduke - vocals 1993-1994
Troll - bass 1993-1994

Destroy was a Minneapolis crust punk band. Destroy originally formed sometime in 1988, and broke up in the spring of 1994.

Vocalist Felix Havoc founded Havoc Records in 1992 as a vehicle for Destroy's Burn this Racist System Down 7" EP.

Contents

Members

Felix Havoc: Code 13, Damage Deposit
CyberNate Scabies: Code 13, Nigel Pepper Cock, Brainoil, Stormcrow
Yngwie Markstein: Disembodied, Look Back and Laugh
Troll: Disrespect
Mitch Useless: PersonHurter,Servitude,Segue, and The Murderers.

Discography

Demos

  • Create Chaos demo, AYF, (1989)

EPs

  • Total Fucking Chaos 7" EP, Relapse (GTGP) Records, (1991)
  • Burn this Racist System Down 7" EP (1992)

LPs

  • The Basement Years cassette, AYF, (1990)
  • Necropolis LP/CD, Sound Pollution, (1994)

Live Albums

  • Live @ CBGBs cassette, AYF, (1990)

Split Albums

  • Destroy/Disrupt split 7" EP, Adversity Records, (1991)
  • Destroy/Disturb split 7" EP, (1995)

Compilations

  • Son of Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! 7" compilation, Slap A Ham
  • Bloodless Unreality 7" comp.
  • Crust & Anguished Life CD, MCR Recs., Japan. (1992)
  • Songs For The Socially Retarded Cassette Compilation (Various Artists), Thrashing Mad

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Misspellings: destroy
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Common misspelling(s) of destroy

  • story

Translations: Destroy
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ødelægge, gøre ende på, rive ned, aflive, hærge, ruinere, knuse
v. intr. - hærge

Nederlands (Dutch)
vernietigen, verwoesten, vernielen, afmaken (van dieren), ruïneren

Français (French)
v. tr. - détruire, ravager, démolir, anéantir, exterminer (une population), abattre (un animal), supprimer, faire piquer (un animal), se suicider, détruire (une réputation), anéantir (un espoir)
v. intr. - détruire, être destructeur

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerstören, vernichten, ruinieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταστρέφω, σκοτώνω, εξολοθρεύω, αχρηστεύω

Italiano (Italian)
distruggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - destruir

Русский (Russian)
разрушать, уничтожать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destrozar, romper, destruir, devastar, matar, extinguir
v. intr. - destruir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förstöra, rasera, krossa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
破坏, 消灭, 毁坏, 造成破坏

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 破壞, 消滅, 毀壞
v. intr. - 破壞, 造成破壞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 훼손하다, 죽이다, 소멸시키다
v. intr. - 파괴하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 破壊する, 砕く, 殺す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمر, يهدم, يقضي على شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרס, השמיד, הרג, חיסל‬
v. intr. - ‮עסק בהרס‬


 
 
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