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destroyed

verbgeneral usecommon/dɨʃ.tɾu.i.ɐ/des·tru·i·a

Definition

Past tense form (imperfect) of the verb 'to destroy', indicating an action of wrecking or ruining that was ongoing in the past.

“The army was destroying the city walls during the siege.”

“He was systematically destroying all evidence of the crime.”

completely destroyedslowly destroyeddestroyed the evidence