Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: their poor scores on the final exam destroyed any chance they might have had to pass the course
Disintegrate and destroy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disintegrate" instead a verb "Destroy".
Disintegrate
Disintegrate verb - To go through decomposition.
Destroy and disintegrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Disintegrate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and destroy
- crush and disintegrate
- spoil and destroy
- spoil and disintegrate
- dissolve and destroy
- dissolve and disintegrate
- pulverize and destroy
- pulverize and disintegrate
- break and destroy
- break and disintegrate
- smash and destroy
- smash and disintegrate
- shatter and destroy
- shatter and disintegrate
Common collocations
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