Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Sap
Sap verb - To diminish the physical strength of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Futurama, an invading alien race of brains can sap intelligence away by their presence, which makes it easier to assimilate knowledge and destroy planets.
Source: Stupidity-Inducing Attack - Said monstrosity immediately knocks the poor sap unconscious, lays waste to the magic academy, kills everybody else there in the process, and flies off to destroy the rest of the world.
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