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English word destroy comes from Latin struo, Latin de- (De-.)
struo (Latin)
I compose, construct, build. I place, arrange. I ready, prepare.
de- (Latin)
De-.
destruere (Latin)
*destrugō (Vulgar Latin)
*destrugere (Vulgar Latin)
destruire (Old French)
To destroy.
destroyen (Middle English)
To destroy.
destroy (English)
(colloquial, transitive) To defeat soundly.. (computing, transitive) To remove data.. (intransitive) To cause destruction.. (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.. (transitive) To put down or euthanize.. (transitive) To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.. (transitive) To damage beyond use or repair..