destroyed

4 definitions found

destroyed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
        organic existence of; to demolish.
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              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
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     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
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              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
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     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
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              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
              By some false guile pervert.          --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          Demolish.
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  destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
     1. p. p. of destroy. [Narrower terms: annihilated,  exterminated, wiped out(predicate)
        ; blasted, desolate,  desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted
        ;
        blighted, spoilt; blotted out, obliterate,  obliterated
        ; demolished, dismantled, razed; done  for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,  finished(predicate)
               ; extinguished; ruined, wiped  out(predicate), impoverished
        ; totaled, wrecked;
        war-torn, war-worn; despoiled, pillaged, raped,  ravaged, sacked
        ] Also See: damaged. Antonym:
        preserved
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     2. destroyed physically or morally.
  
     Syn: ruined.
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destroyed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  destroyed
      adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities
             destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed
             mind" [ant: preserved]
      2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: destroyed, ruined]

destroyed - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "destroyed":
     ausgespielt, bankrupt, blasted, blighted, botched, broken,
     desolated, devastated, done for, done in, down-and-out, fallen,
     finished, gone to pot, in ruins, irremediable, kaput, marred,
     overthrown, ravaged, ruined, ruinous, spoiled, spoilt, undone,
     wasted, wrecked