the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > crush, stifle, or overwhelm (feelings, etc.) > a state of things, institution, etc. (3)
To abolish, suppress (a state of things, custom, institution).
transitive. To suppress, stamp out (a practice, idea, etc., perceived as a threat to an authority).
To suppress (†books, †customs, offices or corporate institutions).