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Defeated vs Destroy - What's the difference?

defeated | destroy |

As verbs the difference between defeated and destroy

is that defeated is past tense of defeat while destroy is
To damage beyond use or repair.

As an adjective defeated

is subjugated, beaten, overcome.

defeated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (defeat)
  • destroy

    English

    Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel