destroy Pronunciation: /dɪˈstrɔɪ/Translate destroy | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of destroyvt 1 (ruin, wreck) [building/forest] destruir*; [reputation/confidence] acabar con; [life] arruinar 2 [animal] sacrificar* (euf)destroy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of destroy in the British & World English dictionary Definition of destroy in the US English dictionary