destroys
v.v. to damage something so badly that it cannot be fixed or used anymore. You use this when something is completely ruined.
v. to damage an object or system so severely that it ceases to exist or cannot be repaired. Often used in the passive voice to describe the results of natural disasters or conflict.
Fire destroys the old wooden building in minutes.
The heavy storm destroys the crops every year, causing significant financial loss for the local farmers.
The documentary explores how invasive species can destroys the delicate balance of an island ecosystem by outcompeting native plants for resources.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
The storm destroys of the houseThe storm destroys the houseDestroy is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object immediately without the preposition 'of'.