Destroy and Dissolve

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

Dissolve is a synonym for destroy in demolish topic. In some cases you can use "Dissolve" instead a verb "Destroy".

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Dissolve

Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.

Destroy is a synonym for dissolve in demolish topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Dissolve", if it concerns topics such as annul.

Common collocations

people destroy people dissolve people
body destroy body dissolve body
rest destroy rest dissolve rest
way destroy way dissolve way
Other words: world, kingdom, head, magic, target, city, everyone, forces, objects.
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