Destroy

de-stroi', v. t. [-stroyed (-stroid'), -stkoying.] To pull down, break up the structure and organic existence of; to bring to naught, put an end of; to, esp. to the life, prosperity, or beauty of; to de- Exmolish, ruin, annihilate, kill. — Destroy'er, n. — de- Destructible, a. Liable to, or capable of being, etc. — Destruc'tibil'ity, -Y-tY, 7*.— Destruction, n. Act of, or state of bein»r, etc.: destroying agency; cause of ruin. — Destruc'tionist, n. One who deof lights in destroying that which is valuable. (Thenl.) One who believes in the final destruction of the wicked. — Destructive, -tiv, a. Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; mortal; deadly; ruinous; mischievous. — or n. One who destroys; a radical reformer; destructionist. — Destructively, adv. — Destruc'tivene , n. Quality of destroying. (Phren.) The faculty which impels to, etc. See Phrenology.