destruo

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- (“de-”) +‎ struō (“put together”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dēstruō (present infinitive dēstruere, perfect active dēstrūxī, supine dēstrūctum); third conjugation

  1. to destroy, demolish, ruin
    Synonyms: ruīnō, occīdō, dēvāstō, ēvāstō, vāstō, perdō, tollō, dīruō, aboleō, exscindō, accīdō, populor, interimō, impellō, sepeliō, absūmō, perimō, trucīdō
    Antonyms: ēmendō, reficiō, reparō, corrigō, medeor

Usage notes

In Classical texts, the only passive forms for this verb are the third-person singular and plural.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of dēstruō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēstruō dēstruis dēstruit dēstruimus dēstruitis dēstruunt
imperfect dēstruēbam dēstruēbās dēstruēbat dēstruēbāmus dēstruēbātis dēstruēbant
future dēstruam dēstruēs dēstruet dēstruēmus dēstruētis dēstruent
perfect dēstrūxī dēstrūxistī dēstrūxit dēstrūximus dēstrūxistis dēstrūxērunt,
dēstrūxēre
pluperfect dēstrūxeram dēstrūxerās dēstrūxerat dēstrūxerāmus dēstrūxerātis dēstrūxerant
future perfect dēstrūxerō dēstrūxeris dēstrūxerit dēstrūxerimus dēstrūxeritis dēstrūxerint
passive present dēstruor dēstrueris,
dēstruere 		dēstruitur dēstruimur dēstruiminī dēstruuntur
imperfect dēstruēbar dēstruēbāris,
dēstruēbāre 		dēstruēbātur dēstruēbāmur dēstruēbāminī dēstruēbantur
future dēstruar dēstruēris,
dēstruēre 		dēstruētur dēstruēmur dēstruēminī dēstruentur
perfect dēstrūctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dēstrūctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dēstrūctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dēstruam dēstruās dēstruat dēstruāmus dēstruātis dēstruant
imperfect dēstruerem dēstruerēs dēstrueret dēstruerēmus dēstruerētis dēstruerent
perfect dēstrūxerim dēstrūxerīs dēstrūxerit dēstrūxerīmus dēstrūxerītis dēstrūxerint
pluperfect dēstrūxissem dēstrūxissēs dēstrūxisset dēstrūxissēmus dēstrūxissētis dēstrūxissent
passive present dēstruar dēstruāris,
dēstruāre 		dēstruātur dēstruāmur dēstruāminī dēstruantur
imperfect dēstruerer dēstruerēris,
dēstruerēre 		dēstruerētur dēstruerēmur dēstruerēminī dēstruerentur
perfect dēstrūctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dēstrūctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — dēstrue — — dēstruite —
future — dēstruitō dēstruitō — dēstruitōte dēstruuntō
passive present — dēstruere — — dēstruiminī —
future — dēstruitor dēstruitor — — dēstruuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dēstruere dēstrūxisse dēstrūctūrum esse dēstruī dēstrūctum esse dēstrūctum īrī
participles dēstruēns — dēstrūctūrus — dēstrūctus dēstruendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dēstruendī dēstruendō dēstruendum dēstruendō dēstrūctum dēstrūctū

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References

  • “destruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “destruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • destruo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

destruo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of destruir; "I destroy"
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