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ødelegge — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.

Senses

ødelegge is used for these senses in English:

  • destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
  • deteriorate (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

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.

deteriorate — full definition

  1. verb To get worse in quality or condition.
  2. verb To make something worse.

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