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DEFINITIONS OF: destruct

v do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

Synonyms:: destroy

Types:: show 24 types...; hide 24 types...; kill
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
terminate, end, or take out; self-destroy, self-destruct
do away with oneself or itself; end
put an end to; fracture
interrupt, break, or destroy; sweep away, wipe out
eliminate completely and without a trace; interdict
destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication; demolish, pulverise, pulverize
destroy completely; break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
take apart into its constituent pieces; dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot
destroy completely, as if down to the roots; dilapidate
bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse; demyelinate
destroy the myelin sheath of; cancel out, wipe out
wipe out the effect of something; decouple
reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another); decouple
eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive); obliterate
do away with completely, without leaving a trace; knock out
eliminate; drown
get rid of as if by submerging; cut out
delete or remove; cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; extinguish, snuff out
put an end to; kill; except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out
prevent from being included or considered or accepted; bulldoze
flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

Type of:: undo, unmake
deprive of certain characteristics

v destroy (one's own missile or rocket)

“The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons”

Type of:: destroy
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

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