Destroy

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to Kill.

II. Destroy ·vt To Ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to Annihilate; to Consume.

III. Destroy ·vt To Unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to Demolish.