Destroyed

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and


        organic existence of; to demolish.
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              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
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     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
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              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
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     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
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              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
              By some false guile pervert.          --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          {Demolish}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
     1. p. p. of {destroy}. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,
        exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,
        desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};
        {blighted, spoilt}; {blotted out, obliterate,
        obliterated}; {demolished, dismantled, razed}; {done
        for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
        finished(predicate)}; {extinguished}; {ruined, wiped
        out(predicate), impoverished}; {totaled, wrecked};
        {war-torn, war-worn}; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,
        ravaged, sacked}] Also See: {damaged}. Antonym:
        {preserved}
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     2. destroyed physically or morally.
  
     Syn: ruined.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  destroyed
       adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities
              destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her
              destroyed mind" [ant: {preserved}]
       2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: {ruined}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "destroyed":
     ausgespielt, bankrupt, blasted, blighted, botched, broken,
     desolated, devastated, done for, done in, down-and-out, fallen,
     finished, gone to pot, in ruins, irremediable, kaput, marred,
     overthrown, ravaged, ruined, ruinous, spoiled, spoilt, undone,
     wasted, wrecked