destroy
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~ destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
destroy
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~ do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
destroy
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~ defeat soundly and humiliatingly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
destroy
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~ put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
destruct
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~ destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
destruct
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~ do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
detain
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~ deprive of freedom; take into confinement
detain
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~ cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
detain
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~ stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
detect
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~ discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"