ödelägga — 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.
- devastate verb To destroy something on a large scale.
- dilapidate verb To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
- ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
Senses
ödelägga 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.
- devastate To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
- dilapidate (transitive) To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
- lay waste (transitive) To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
- ravage (transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
- ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
destroy — full definition
- verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
- verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.
devastate — full definition
- verb To destroy something on a large scale.
- verb To leave someone deeply shocked and upset.