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destroy

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

To render target data recovery infeasible and media unusable for the storage of data.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Senses

NERC CIP-011-2 (Information Protection) v2

To put an end to the existence of something by attacking, damaging, or demolishing.

Wordset Dictionary

defeat soundly

Wordset Dictionary

put (an animal) to death

Wordset Dictionary

destroy completely

Wordset Dictionary

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
demolishdestructput downruin
pasttense
destroyed
presentparticiple
destroying
thirdpersonsingular
destroys
pastparticiple
destroyed