The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DESTROYS
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What does DESTROYS mean?
DESTROYS verb- To damage beyond use or repair.
- To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
- To put down or euthanize.
- To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin.
- To defeat soundly.
- To remove data.
- To sing a song poorly.
- (antiphrasis) To exhaust duly and thus recreate or build up.
- To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way.