ödelägga — meaning in English

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 make something fall into ruin or 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

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.

devastate — full definition

1. verb To destroy something on a large scale.
2. verb To leave someone deeply shocked and upset.

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