destruct

Back-formation from destruction.

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈstɹʌkt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌkt

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.