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
Drub and destroy are semantically related. in defeat utterly topic. In some cases you can use "Drub" instead a verb "Destroy".
Drub
Drub verb - To defeat by a large margin.
Usage example: we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest
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