But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
images, and cut down their groves. --Ex. xxxiv.
13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
annihilate; to consume.
I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
--Jer. xii.
17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
to kill.
If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some
false guile pervert. --Milton.
Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
{Demolish}.