destruct

English

Etymology

Back-formation from destruction.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌkt
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Verb

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

(transitive) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
Synonym: destroy
(intransitive) To self-destruct.

Translations

to cause the destruction of

Bulgarian: разрушавам (bg) (razrušávam)
Dutch: vernietigen (nl), slopen (nl)
Finnish: tuhota (fi)
German: zerstören (de)
Italian: distruggere (it)

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)

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