förstöra — 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.
- destruct verb To destroy something deliberately, especially as part of a built-in mechanism.
- enlarge verb To make something bigger, or to become bigger.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- magnify verb To make something look bigger, usually with a lens, microscope, or similar device.
- zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.
Senses
förstöra is used for these senses in English:
- blow up (intransitive, of a storm) To begin; to gather; to form.
- destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
- destruct (transitive, nonstandard) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
- enlarge (transitive) To make (something) larger.
- kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- magnify (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
- zoom To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
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.