wipe out vs destroy

wipe out and destroy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wipe out	No	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of wipe out include destruct.

wipe out (verb)	destroy (verb)
kill in large numbers	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	destroy completely; damage irreparably
remove from memory or existence	put (an animal) to death
wipe out the effect of something	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
use up (resources or materials)
eliminate completely and without a trace