Destroy and Remove

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

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

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Remove

Remove verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).

Destroy is a synonym for remove in disperse topic. Sometimes you can use "Destroy" instead a verb "Remove", if it concerns topics such as kill, uproot.

Common collocations

heart destroy heart remove heart
soul destroy soul remove soul
people destroy people remove people
part destroy part remove part
Other words: head, magic, ring, evidence, source, brain, armor.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / The Last Guardian In order to get him past it, you need to figure out how to destroy or remove the symbol from the area.
  • Cursed with Awesome In Witchblade Masane tries to remove or destroy the eponymous implant / symbiont... that is, docile piece of jewellery transforming her at will into a Stripperiffic death machine capable of ripping tanks apart and surviving its explosion.
  • Web Animation / Bravest Warriors Big Damn Heroes: Danny when he clocks Beth's Dad in the head, allowing the rest of the warriors to remove and destroy his sticker.
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