καταστρέφω — meaning in English

English meaning

• butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
• destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
• shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
• total noun The full amount reached by adding everything together.
• wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

καταστρέφω is used for these senses in English:

• butcher (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
• destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
• shatter (intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
• spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
• spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
• total (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

butcher — full definition

1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

destroy — full definition

1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

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