Related / Similar Words:
demolish, ruin, destruct Definition: defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors";as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid";destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up";do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"; Hyponyms: smash, swallow, cut to ribbons, burn, fire, burn down, lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, harry, break, bust, vandalize, vandalise, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wreck, wrack, kick in, kick down, wash out, kill, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, self-destruct, self-destroy, destruct, end, fracture, wipe out, sweep away, interdict, demolish, pulverize, pulverise, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart, level, raze, rase, tear down, take down, pull down, uproot, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate, dilapidate, demyelinate Derivational Morphology:
demolition, laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking, destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter, destruction, wipeout, devastation, guided missile destroyer
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