Destroy
From Yu-Gi-Oh!
Destroying is way of sending cards to the Graveyard.
Cards can be destroyed by card effects, which explicitally use the word "destroy". When a monster is beaten in battle, it is considered destroyed as well. When a card is destroyed, it is sent to the Graveyard,unless there is a Card on the Field that says otherwise.
Discarding, Tributing, directly removing a card from play or sending a card to the Graveyard is not the same as destroying a card.
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