Category: To Damage Flashcards

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Decimate

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(v.) kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of

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Devastate

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(v. ) destroy or ruin (something)

(v. ) cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief

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Mangle

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(v.) severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing

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Crush

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(v. ) compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape
(v. ) (of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
(v. ) bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone)

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Deform

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(v.) distort the shape or form of; make misshapen

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Mutiliate

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(v.) inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

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Maim

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(v.) wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.

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Injure

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(v.) do physical harm or damage to (someone)

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