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Word: Destroy
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French destruire, based on Latin destruere, from de- (expressing reversal) + struere ‘build’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈstrɔɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it
Short Definition:end existence of
Examples:- the room had been destroyed by fire
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