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autodestruct

autodestruct verb: to destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system).

Verb

autodestruct (third-person singular simple present autodestructs, present participle autodestructing, simple past and past participle autodestructed)

  1. (intransitive) To destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system).
    Synonyms:
    self-destruct

Noun

autodestruct (uncountable)

  1. A feature of a system whereby it destroys itself.
    • They won't take any prisoners! Activate the autodestruct!

Synonyms of autodestruct

Forms of autodestruct

third-person singular presentautodestructs
present participleautodestructing
past participleautodestructed
pastautodestructed

Origin of autodestruct

From auto- + destruct.

Questions about autodestruct

What does autodestruct mean?
Autodestruct means to destroy itself by design (as of a mechanical system).
What part of speech is autodestruct?
Autodestruct can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of autodestruct?
The past tense of autodestruct is autodestructed.

Words near autodestruct in the dictionary

  1. autodephosphorylated
  2. autodephosphorylates
  3. autodephosphorylating
  4. autodephosphorylation
  5. autodescriptive
  6. autodestruct
  7. autodestructed
  8. autodestructing
  9. autodestruction
  10. autodestructive
  11. autodestructs

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