get the better of vs destroy

get the better of and destroy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get the better of	No	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hyponym of get the better of; that is, destroy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get the better of:

get the better of: win a victory over
destroy: defeat soundly and humiliatingly

Other hyponyms of get the better of include demolish, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, wallop, down, overrun, lurch, skunk, expel, rout, rout out, upset, nose, conquer, come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive.

get the better of (verb)	destroy (verb)
win a victory over	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
	destroy completely; damage irreparably
	put (an animal) to death
	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

get the better of vs destroy

get the better of and destroy both are verbs.

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