destroy Copy link Outline 1. perdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to ruin in any way)2. ēverto, ti, sum, 3 (strictly to overturn)3. destruo, xi, ctum, 3 (to demolish a structure)4. pĕrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (to d. completely)5. intĕrimo, 3 (esp. to d. life)6. dēleo, ēvi, ētum, 2 (strictly to blot out7. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (strictly to extinguish8. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3 (strictly, to spoil completely)9. consūmo, mpsi, mptum, 3 (to use up completely)10. tollo, sustŭli, sublātum, 3 (to make away with)11. exscindo, scĭdi, scissum, 3 (to rend to pieces12. disturbo, disjĭcio (violently to disarrange and break up)13. pessumdo (as one word or two), dĕdi, dătum, 1, irr. (to d. utterly)14. in pass. • destroy: 1. perdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (to ruin in any way): to d. crops (of the atmosphere), p. fruges, Cic.: utterly to d. the state, civitatem penitus p., Cic.: v. to ruin. 2. ēverto, ti, sum, 3 (strictly to overturn): completely to d. (or overturn) states, civitates funditus e., Cic.: Scipio d.'d Carthage, Scipio Carthaginem evertit, Cic.: utterly to d. virtue, virtutem penitus e., Cic. 3. destruo, xi, ctum, 3 (to demolish a structure): to d. a ship, a building, navem, aedificium d., Cic. Join: destruere ac demoliri, Liv.: v. to demolish. 4. pĕrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3 (to d. completely): Troy was d.'d, Troja perempta est, Virg.: sensation being utterly d.'d, sensu perempto, Cic. 5. intĕrimo, 3 (esp. to d. life): to d. life, vitam int., Pl.: to d. oneself, se int., Auct. B. Afr.: v. SUICIDE (TO COMMIT). 6. dēleo, ēvi, ētum, 2 (strictly to blot out: hence esp. of total destruction of cities, etc.): Jove has often d.'d cities, Jupiter saepe urbes delevit, Cic.: Carthage must be d.'d, delenda est Carthago, Cato: the enemy being dispersed and almost d.'d, hostibus dispersis ac paene deletis, Caes.: to d. (a nation) almost to extermination, d. prope ad internecionem, Liv. 7. exstinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (strictly to extinguish: hence quite to destroy): the nobility d.'d many people, nobilitas multos mortales exstinxit, Sall.: Cic.: to d. the odour of garlic, odorem allii ex., Plin. 8. corrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3 (strictly, to spoil completely): they d. themselves and the house with fire, domum et semet igni corrumpunt, Sall.: Tac. 9. consūmo, mpsi, mptum, 3 (to use up completely): to d. one's patrimony by extravagance, patrimonium per luxuriam c., Cic.: to d. houses by fire, aedes incendio c., Liv.: v. to consume. 10. tollo, sustŭli, sublātum, 3 (to make away with): our ancestors utterly d.'d Carthage and Numantia, majores nostri Carthaginem et Numantiam funditus sustulerunt, Cic.: Hor.: to d. any one with the sword, aliquem ferro t., Cic. 11. exscindo, scĭdi, scissum, 3 (to rend to pieces: hence to d. utterly): to d. Pergamus, Pergama ex., Virg.: Tac. 12. disturbo, disjĭcio (violently to disarrange and break up): v. to demolish. 13. pessumdo (as one word or two), dĕdi, dătum, 1, irr. (to d. utterly): to d. the state, rempublicam p., Sall. 14. in pass.: pĕreo, intĕreo, 4, irr.: v. to perish.