Translation
to destroy
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Word origin
Borrowed from French detruire, from Latin destruere, to pull down what was built, from de plus struere, to pile up. Its natural opposite in Esperanto is konstrui, from the same Latin verb with a different prefix.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- destruere
- English cognates
- destroy, destruction, structure
Examples
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The fire destroyed the old house.
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The war destroyed the whole city.
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One mistake can destroy everything.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 6: detrui, televido, parko and 6 more words.