Destroy
Destroy , transitive verb
[Old English destroien, destruien, destrien, Old French destruire, French détruire, from Latin 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.
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves.
2.
To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
3.
To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
By some false guile pervert.