stroy

[ stroi ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to destroy.

stroy

/ strɔɪ /

verb

1. an archaic variant of destroy

Derived Forms

• ˈstroyer, noun

Other Words From

• stroyer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stroy¹

1400–50; late Middle English stroyen, aphetic variant of destroyen to destroy

Example Sentences

Do you wish, as Mr. Talmage says, to de- stroy the Bible—to have all the copies burned to ashes?

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Aphresis occurs in such shortened forms as stroy (destroy), semble (assemble), etc.

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