dē-strŭo Copy link Outline I. Prop.B. Poet. transf.II. Trop., to destroy, ruin, weaken ⓘdēstrūctī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl • dē-strŭo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to pull or tear down any thing built (opp. construo— for syn. cf.: demolior, diruo). I. Prop. (rare but class.): navem, aedificium idem destruit facillime, qui construxit, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; so, templum prope funditus, Suet. Vesp. 9: moenia, Verg. A. 4, 326: aras, Vulg. Exod. 34, 13 et saep.— B. Poet. transf.: crinemque manumque, i. e., to strip off crown and sceptre, Stat. Th. 12, 93.— II. Trop., to destroy, ruin, weaken (perh. not ante-Aug.): destruere ac demoliri aliquid, Liv. 34, 3: tyrannidem, Quint. 1, 10, 48: orationem (opp. illustrare), id. 11, 1, 2; cf. finitionem (opp. confirmare), id. 7, 3, 19: singulos testes (opp. exornare), id. 5, 7, 25 sq.: hostem, Tac. A. 2, 63: senem, id. H. 1, 6: multa vetustas, Ov. F. 5, 132; cf. id. M. 15, 235: dicta vultu, id. A. A. 2, 312: legem, Vulg. Rom. 3, 31.
dēstructīvus Copy link ⓘdēstrūctīvē: adverbialdēstrūctīve: masc/neut voc sg • dēstructīvus, a, um, adj. [id.], destructive: adjutorium, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 4, 84.
dēstrŭō Copy link ⓘdēstrūctī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl • dēstrŭō, xī, ctum, ĕre, tr., démolir, détruire, renverser, abattre : ædificium Cic. CM 72, démolir un bâtiment || [fig.] détruire, abattre : jus Liv. 34, 3, détruire le droit ; hostem Tac. Ann. 2, 63, abattre un ennemi.
dēstrūctīvus Copy link ⓘdēstrūctīvē: adverbialdēstrūctīve: masc/neut voc sg • dēstrūctīvus, a, um (destruo), propre à détruire, destructif : C. Aur. Chron. 1, 4, 84.
destruo Copy link ⓘdēstrūctī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl DESTRVO xi, ctum, ere. [ἀνασκευάζω, λυμαίνομαι] Quod structum erat corrumpere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
destructivus Copy link ⓘdēstrūctīvē: adverbialdēstrūctīve: masc/neut voc sg DESTRVCTIVVS a, um. Adi. Cael. Aurel. Tard. 1, 4 Destructiuum adiutorium.
DESTRŬO Copy link ⓘdēstrūctī | ve: perf part pass masc/neut gen sg · perf part pass masc nom/voc pl DESTRŬO ↗Open in new tab (destruo)
destructive Copy link Outline 1. pernĭciōsus2. exĭtiābĭlis, e3. exĭtiālis, e4. exĭtiōsus5. fūnestus6. călămĭtōsus7. fulmĭneus (like lightning8. damnōsus9. ĕdax, ācis (poet.) • destructive: 1. pernĭciōsus: Caes.: Cic.: Sall.: v. pernicious. 2. exĭtiābĭlis, e: a war d. towards one's own citizens, bellum suis civibus ex., Cic. 3. exĭtiālis, e: to have d. results, ex. exitus habere, Cic. 4. exĭtiōsus: a d. conspiracy, ex. conjuratio, Cic.: Tac. 5. fūnestus: d. fires, f. ignes, Cic.: Virg.: v. fatal. 6. călămĭtōsus: v. disastrous. 7. fulmĭneus (like lightning: poet.): d. Mnestheus, f. Mnestheus, Virg.: d. tusk (of the boar), f. dens, Phaedr. 8. damnōsus: v. injurious. 9. ĕdax, ācis (poet.): the d. rain, imber edax, Hor.