verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of destroy form-of, gerund, participle, present

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banefulcalamitouscataclysmiccatastrophicconsumingconsumptive

Antonyms

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build

Example

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"What does destroying evidence get you? The usual thing would be to contact the police, wouldn't it?"

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