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destroys


Meanings
  • Verb

    Causes the complete ruin or destruction of something.

    - "The storm destroyed the entire village."
    - "The fire destroyed all evidence of the crime."
  • Verb

    Renders something powerless or ineffective.

    - "His words destroyed my confidence."
    - "The new policy destroyed the old system."

Antonyms

build , construct , create , make , raise , repair
Synonyms

annihilate , break , demolish , kill , ruin , waste
Rhymes
Words rhyming with destroys
crew , new , brew , true
Variants
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destroy , destroyed , destroying , destroys
Forms
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destroyed, destroying, destructive


Etymology
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From Old French 'destruer' or Latin 'destruere', meaning 'to tear apart, to shatter'.


Trivia
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  1. The largest non-nuclear explosion ever recorded was the destruction of the city of Halabja in Iraq in 1988, caused by chemical weapons.

  2. The term 'destroys' is often used in the context of video games and role-playing games to describe the act of defeating an enemy or completing a level.


Related Concepts
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  1. Destruction: The act or process of causing damage or ruin to something.

  2. Devastation: Complete destruction or ruin, often on a large scale.


Culture
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In literature and art, 'destroys' is often used to represent the concept of chaos, ruin, and the passing of time. It can also symbolize the power of nature and the fragility of human creations.

How to Memorize "destroys"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a storm raging through a village, leaving nothing but rubble and destruction in its wake.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'destroys' with the image of a wrecking ball destroying a building.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Dismantle, Shatter, and Crush Yields Only Silence' (DSCYOS) to remember the meaning of 'destroys'.


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