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destroy

/dɪstˈɹɔɪ/dih-STROY
/dɪstˈɹɔɪ/dih-STROY

Meaningto pull down

Common meaning: to ruin completely

Journey through time

  1. Latindestrueresource
  2. Old Frenchdestruire‘to destroy’source
  3. Middle Englishdestroiensource
  4. Englishdestroy‘to ruin completely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin destruere ‘to pull down’.

Roots

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