détruire
Meaning
- to destroy
- to destruct
- to demolish
Concepts
take to pieces
demolish dash
lay waste to
overset
make change
batter down
break-down
Synonyms
faire disparaître
semer la discorde
faire mal à
provoquer le naufrage de
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/de.tʁɥiʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French destruire, from Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (“un-, de-”) + struō (“to build”).
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