destruct

English

Etymology

Back-formation from destruction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈstɹʌkt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌkt

Verb

destruct (third-person singular simple present destructs, present participle destructing, simple past and past participle destructed)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To intentionally cause the destruction of.

   Synonym: destroy

2. (transitive, programming) To invoke the destructor of.
3. (intransitive) To self-destruct.

Derived terms

• autodestruct
• destructedness
• destructible

Translations

to cause the destruction of

Bulgarian: разруша́вам (bg) (razrušávam) Dutch: vernietigen (nl), slopen (nl) Finnish: tuhota (fi) German: zerstören (de) Italian: distruggere (it) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: (please verify) ruxandin (ku), (please verify) hilweşandin (ku), (please verify) pûç kirin (ku) , (please verify) xirab kirin (ku) , (please verify) xopan kirin (ku) , (please verify) kavil kirin (ku) , (please verify) wêran kirin (ku) , (please verify) îmha kirin (ku) Romanian: distruge (ro) Russian: разруша́ть (ru) (razrušátʹ) Swedish: förstöra (sv) Turkish: yıkmak (tr)