滅ぼす
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Meanings
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
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The dictator sent a large army to destroy the neighboring country.
The war that destroyed that country lasted more than a hundred years.
Corrupt politics gradually destroyed the nation from within.
The hero set out on a long journey in order to destroy the evil empire.
No matter what the reason, it is absolutely unacceptable to destroy a civilization.
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