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destruct

/dɪˈstɹʌkt/

destruct verb: to intentionally cause the destruction of.

Verb

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

  1. (nonstandard, transitive) To intentionally cause the destruction of.
    Synonyms:
    destroy
  2. (transitive) To invoke the destructor of.
  3. (intransitive) To self-destruct.

destruct meaning in Bengali and Kannada

destruct in Bengali

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে কিছুর ধ্বংস ঘটানো, ডিস্ট্রাকটরকে আহ্বান করা, আত্মবিধ্বংসী হওয়া

destruct in Kannada

ಹಾಳು ಮಾಡುವುದು, ನಾಶಪಡಿಸು

Synonyms of destruct

Forms of destruct

third-person singular presentdestructs
present participledestructing
past participledestructed
pastdestructed

Past tense of destruct: destructed

Origin of destruct

Back-formation from destruction.

Words formed from destruct

Words that rhyme with destruct

18 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about destruct

What does destruct mean?
Destruct means to intentionally cause the destruction of.
What is destruct in Bengali?
Destruct in Bengali is ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে কিছুর ধ্বংস ঘটানো, ডিস্ট্রাকটরকে আহ্বান করা, আত্মবিধ্বংসী হওয়া. See Destruct meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is destruct?
Destruct is a verb.
How do you pronounce destruct?
Destruct is pronounced /dɪˈstɹʌkt/.
What is the past tense of destruct?
The past tense of destruct is destructed.

Words near destruct in the dictionary

  1. destroying
  2. destroying angel
  3. destroying angels
  4. destroyingly
  5. destroys
  6. destruct
  7. destructed
  8. destructedness
  9. destructibility
  10. destructible
  11. destructibleness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: destruct (page history and authors); destruct (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); destruct (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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