verb (v)

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of(verb.creation)

  Example:
  The fire destroyed the house.
  

  Synonym:
  destruct
  

  source: wordnet30
• destroy completely; damage irreparably(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  ruin
  

  source: wordnet30
• defeat soundly(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  demolish
  

  source: wordnet30
• put (an animal) to death(verb.contact)

  Example:
  The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid.
  

  Synonym:
  put down
  

  source: wordnet30
• To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.(verb)

  source: webster1913