destroyed

de·stroy  (d-stroi)

v. de·stroyed, de·stroy·ing, de·stroys

v.tr.

1. To ruin completely; spoil: The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.

2. To tear down or break up; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin.

3. To do away with; put an end to: "In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness" (George Bernard Shaw).

4. To kill: destroy a rabid dog.

5. To subdue or defeat completely; crush: The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.

6. To render useless or ineffective: destroyed the testimony of the prosecution's chief witness.

v.intr.

To be destructive; cause destruction: "Too much money destroys as surely as too little" (John Simon).

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[Middle English destroien, from Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin *dstrgere, back-formation from Latin dstrctus, past participle of dstruere, to destroy : d-, de- + struere, to pile up; see ster-² in Indo-European roots.]

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A condition of a target so damaged that it can neither function as intended nor be restored to a usable condition. In the case of a building, all vertical supports and spanning members are damaged to such an extent that nothing is salvageable. In the case of bridges, all spans must have dropped and all piers must require replacement.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" preserved - kept intact or in a particular condition
	2.	destroyed - destroyed physically or morally ruined lost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon"