To destroy (of buildings, especially in a planned and intentional fashion).
To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls.
To nominate; to appoint.
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
An organization founded to promote a cause
The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
The building housing such an institution