distruggere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (un-, de-) + struō (to build).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈtrud.d͡ʒe.re/
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  • Rhymes: -uddʒere
  • Hyphenation: di‧strùg‧ge‧re

Verb

distrùggere (first-person singular present distrùggo, first-person singular past historic distrùssi, past participle distrùtto, auxiliary avére)

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

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