destroy
1 verb structure, object, etc TRANSITIVEscrios verb mill verb loit verb cuir ó rath díothaigh verb the earthquake destroyed the city scrios an crith talún an chathair, leag an crith talún an chathairhe destroyed the evidence chuir sé an fhianaise ó mhaith, dhíothaigh sé an fhianaisesewerage has destroyed the river tá an abhainn scriosta ag séarachas, tá drochbhail ar an abhainn ag séarachas, tá an abhainn ó rath ag séarachas 2 verb quality, feeling TRANSITIVEscrios verb mill verb it destroyed her faith in the church scrios sé a muinín san eaglaisShow full entry
3 verb animal TRANSITIVEdíothaigh technical term verb the dog was destroyed díothaíodh an madra, cuireadh an madra chun báis 4 verb ruin life of TRANSITIVEscrios verb mill verb the bad news almost destroyed him ba bheag nár scrios an drochscéala é, is beag nár chuir an drochscéala deireadh leis 5 verb completely defeat TRANSITIVEcloígh verb slad a dhéanamh ar treascair verb they destroyed the enemy in the war chloígh siad an namhaid sa chogadh, rinne siad léirscrios ar an namhaid sa chogadhwe'll destroy the other team déanfaimid slad ar an bhfoireann eile