distruggere

Italian

Alternative forms

• destruggere

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *destrugere, present active infinitive of *destrugō, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (“un-, de-”) + struō (“I build”).

Verb

distruggere

1. (transitive) to destroy, wipe out or ruin

   Antonym: costruire

Related terms

• distruggersi
• distrutto
• distruzione