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
Overcome is a synonym for destroy in overthrow topic. In some cases you can use "Overcome" instead a verb "Destroy".
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- Superman manages to overcome this with good timing and playing off of Luminus's arrogance (seriously, Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him??) until he can destroy the filtering device.
Source: Power Loss Makes You Strong -
It is designed by Barry Oursler.The goal is simple; kill Dracula, kill his concubines, kill his werewolves, destroy his rats, scare his bats, and overcome Dracula's Mist.
Source: Pinball / Bram Stoker's Dracula -
When the six gods' assembled mortal legions proved inadequate to overcome Azrai, the gods destroyed themselves in order to destroy him.
Source: Tabletop Game / Birthright
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