destroy

About 17.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

verb To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
verb To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
verb To put down or euthanize.
Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
verb To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
Her divorce destroyed her; she had a nervous breakdown and was severely depressed for more than a year.
verb To utterly defeat; to crush.
Remember when Germany destroyed Brazil 7–1 in the World Cup?
verb To remove data.
The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
verb To exhaust completely and thus recreate or build up.
This exercise is going to destroy all parts of your shoulders.
verb To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.
She got destroyed by her lover on the carpet.