The meaning of DESTROY is to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of : damage beyond repair. How to use destroy in a sentence.

To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more. That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos.

DESTROY meaning: 1. to damage something so badly that it cannot be used: 2. to kill an animal because it is ill, in…. Learn more.

Definition of destroy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · destroy (third-person singular simple present destroys, present participle destroying, simple past and past participle destroyed) (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage …

Destroy definition: To break apart the structure of, render physically unusable, or cause to cease to exist as a distinguishable physical entity.

To counteract or render of no avail; take away, detract from, or vitiate the power, force, value, use, or beauty of; ruin; spoil: as, to destroy a person's influence.