dilapidate vs destroy

dilapidate and destroy both are verbs.

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

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

dilapidate: bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

Other hypernyms of dilapidate include destruct.

dilapidate (verb)	destroy (verb)
fall into decay or ruin	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse	destroy completely; damage irreparably
	put (an animal) to death
	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of