destroy

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To damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used.

• The fire destroyed the entire building.
• The scandal destroyed his reputation.
• Invasive species can destroy entire ecosystems by outcompeting native plants and disrupting food chains.
• The earthquake was powerful enough to destroy centuries-old architectural monuments throughout the region.
• Excessive logging practices threaten to destroy biodiversity in the world's remaining tropical rainforests.
• Critics argued that the proposed highway project would destroy valuable archaeological sites dating to antiquity.

Eş anlamlılar: demolish, ruin, wreck, devastate, annihilate

Zıt anlamlılar: create, build, construct, preserve, protect