destruct

English

Etymology

Back-formation from destruction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈstrʌkt/

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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.

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)