| destroy | vt 1. tear down, ruin completely, memusnahkan, membinasakan: the enemy had completely ~ed the town, pihak musuh telah memusnahkan bandar itu; crops ~ed by elephants, tanam-tanaman yg dimusnahkan oleh gajah; to ~ a piece of evidence, memusnahkan keterangan; 2. put an end to, shatter, a. (gen), (act.) memusnahkan; (pass.) musnah: drugs ~ed her life, dadah memusnahkan hidupnya; the syndicate tried to ~ him but he managed to outwit them, sindiket itu mencuba memusnahkannya, tetapi dia dapat memperdayakan mereka; b. (hope), (act.) memusnahkan, menghancurkan; (pass.) musnah, hancur; c. (marriage, friendship), (act.) menghancurkan; (pass.) hancur; 3. kill (esp sick animal) membunuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| destructive | adj 1. causing destruction, membinasakan, memusnahkan: a ~ fire, api yg memusnahkan; the ~ forces of nature, kuasa-kuasa semula jadi yg membinasakan; ~ insects, serangga perosak; 2. wanting, tending to destroy, bersifat perosak: a ~ child, kanak-kanak yg bersifat perosak; 3. not constructive, merosak: ~ criticism, kritikan yg merosak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devastate | vt 1. damage badly, ruin, memusnahkan, membinasakan: floods ~d the whole village, banjir telah memusnahkan seluruh kampung itu; 2. (colloq), (usu pass.) overwhelm, a. (with shock) terkejut besar: she was ~d by the news, dia terkejut besar mendengar berita itu; b. (with grief) hancur luluh: she was ~ed by his betrayal, hatinya hancur luluh disebabkan pengkhianatan lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kill | 2. put an end to, a. (feeling, interest, enthusiasm, etc) memusnahkan, melenyapkan, menghapuskan: to ~ so’s hopes, memusnahkan harapan sso; b. (sensation) menghilangkan: a drug that will ~ the pain, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deathblow | n pukulan maut: to give a ~ to o’s opponent, memberikan pukulan maut kpd lawan; deal a ~ to, memusnahkan, menghancurkan: the recession had been bad enough but the high interest rates dealt the final ~ to small businesses, kemelesetan sudah cukup teruk tetapi kadar faedah yg tinggi memusnahkan perniagaan kecil sama sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crush | 4. press, squeeze to extract juice, memerah: to ~ grapes for making wine, memerah anggur utk membuat wain; 5. destroy completely, a. menghancurkan, memusnahkan: to ~ a rebellion, menghancurkan pemberontakan; b. (fig.) menghancurkan, memusnahkan; (person), (act.), /meremukkan, menghancurkan/ hati; (pass.), /remuk, hancur/ hati [sso]: he was ~ed by the news, remuk hatinya disebabkan berita itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decimate | vt kill a tenth, large portion of, /menghapuskan, memusnahkan/ sebahagian besar: the plague had ~d the population of the island, wabak penyakit itu telah menghapuskan sebahagian besar penduduk-penduduk pulau itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | ~ st bare, a. eat all the food (in st) menghabiskan makanan dlm sst: those kids have ~en the pantry bare, budak-budak itu menghabiskan makanan dlm gerobok; b. ravage, memusnahkan sst: locusts ate the rice fields bare, belalang juta memusnahkan padi di sawah;~ o’s heart out, makan hati; ~ o’s words, menjilat /kembali, balik/ kata-kata sso; have so. ~ing out of o’s hand, (colloq) sso tunduk kpd sso: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bust2 | ~ up, come to collapse, musnah, hancur; ~ st up, bring st to collapse, /memusnahkan, menghancurkan /sst. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blast | ~ off, (of space vehicle) dilancarkan; ~ st off, remove st by explosion, meletupkan sst hingga musnah, memusnahkan sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |