destroy vs undo

destroy and undo both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destroy	No	No	Yes	No
undo	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, undo is a hypernym of destroy; that is, undo is a word with a broader meaning than destroy:

Other hypernyms of destroy include unmake.

destroy (verb)	undo (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
destroy completely; damage irreparably	cause to become loose
put (an animal) to death	remove the outer cover or wrapping of
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of	deprive of certain characteristics
	cause the ruin or downfall of