destroy

/dɪstɹˈɔɪ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
   “The fire destroyed the house”
2. destroy completely; damage irreparably
   “You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”
3. defeat soundly and humiliatingly
   “The home team demolished the visitors”
4. put (an animal) to death
   “The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid”

Synonyms for destroy

• destruct
• ruin
• demolish
• put down

Words that rhyme with destroy

• toy
• enjoy
• alloy
• convoy
• joy
• soy
• boy
• corduroy
• cowboy
• coy
• decoy
• employ
• cloy
• deploy
• doughboy
• ploy
• savoy
• troy
• annoy
• bellboy
• busboy
• carboy
• goy
• highboy
• hoy
• playboy
• redeploy
• schoolboy
• tomboy
• ahoy