Vocabulary

Form

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

verb vt
N1 freq #42

Example sentences

Drinking was his ruin.

Many animals have been destroyed by men.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The weak-willed are prone to go to the dogs; the strong-willed turn failure into success.