destroyverbliterário/ɐluˈiɾ/rarea·lu·irPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo cause the ruin, destruction, or loss of something; to ruin, destroy.The earthquake destroyed a large part of the old city.Years of neglect ruined the institution's prestige.synruindestroydemolishEtymologyDo latim 'alluere' ('lavar', 'banhar').