打うち滅ほろぼす

godan verb (-su)

destroy; annihilate; wipe out

Emphatic verb for complete destruction, often used in literary or dramatic contexts. The prefix 打ち- adds a sense of striking down or thoroughness.

• 敵てき軍ぐんを打うち滅ほろぼす。

  To annihilate the enemy forces.

• 悪あくを打うち滅ほろぼすために立たち上あがった。

  They rose up to destroy evil.