Destruir
Example: El huracán logró destruir varias casas en la costa.
Definition
"Destruir" means to cause so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired. It involves completely ruining or demolishing an object, structure, or system, as in the phrase: The hurricane managed to destroy several houses on the coast.
Etymology
The word "destruir" comes from the Latin 'destruere', which means to tear down or demolish. It combines 'de-' meaning down or away, and 'struere' meaning to build. So "destruir" literally conveys the idea of unbuilding or undoing a structure. Did you know that this root is shared with English words like 'structure' and 'construct'?
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"Destruir" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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