Meaning

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

    zerstören

    разруша́тьrazrušátʹ

    do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

  2. (transitive)To invoke the destructor of.

  3. (intransitive)To self-destruct.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Gustavo tried to self-destruct himself.

  2. The android lacks a self-destruct protocol.

  3. This sentence will self-destruct in five seconds.

    ruЭто предложение самоуничтожится через пять секунд. — fjay69

    deDieser Satz wird sich in fünf Sekunden selbst zerstören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.

    ruЭто сообщение самоуничтожится через пять секунд. — marafon

    deDiese Nachricht wird sich in fünf Sekunden selbst zerstören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. This sentence will self-destruct in three seconds.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to cause the destruction of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cause the destruction of:

Origin

Back-formation from destruction.

Back-formation from destruction.

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Forms

destructs, destructing, destructed, destructed
Base formdestruct · to destruct
3rd person singulardestructs
Present participledestructing
Past simpledestructed
Past participledestructed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydestruct
he, she, itdestructs

Past simpleLesson

all personsdestructed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave destructed
he, she, ithas destructed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill destruct

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of:destroy

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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