Destroy

"Destroy" in German

einschläfern

(to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal))

kaputtmachen

(to damage beyond use or repair)

kaputtmachen

(to neutralize)

löschen

((computing) to remove data (e.g., from memory))

notschlachten

(to put down or euthanize (e.g. an animal))

vernichten

(to damage beyond use or repair)

vernichten

((informal) to utterly defeat)

zerstören

(to damage beyond use or repair)

zerstören

(to neutralize)

zerstören

((informal) to utterly defeat)

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