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destructs
Overview of verb destruct
The verb destruct has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. destruct -- (destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons")
2. destroy, destruct -- (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house")
Antonyms of verb destruct
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb destruct
2 senses of destruct
Sense 1
destruct
=> destroy, destruct
=> unmake, undo
Sense 2
destroy, destruct
=> unmake, undo
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb destruct
1 of 2 senses of destruct
Sense 2
destroy, destruct
=> kill
=> eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> self-destruct, self-destroy
=> destruct
=> end
=> fracture
=> wipe out, sweep away
=> interdict
=> demolish, pulverize, pulverise
=> disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
=> level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
=> uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
=> dilapidate
=> demyelinate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb destruct
2 senses of destruct
Sense 1
destruct
=> destroy, destruct
Sense 2
destroy, destruct
=> unmake, undo
'Cause To' of verb destruct
Derived Forms of verb destruct
Domain of verb destruct
Domain Terms of verb destruct
Familiarity of verb destruct
destruct used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb destruct
2 senses of destruct
Sense 1
destruct
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
destroy, destruct
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb destruct
2 senses of destruct
Sense 1
destruct
> destroy, destruct
=> kill
=> eliminate, get rid of, do away with
=> self-destruct, self-destroy
=> destruct
=> end
=> fracture
=> wipe out, sweep away
=> interdict
=> demolish, pulverize, pulverise
=> disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
=> level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down
=> uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate
=> dilapidate
=> demyelinate
Sense 2
destroy, destruct
> unmake, undo
=> destroy, destruct
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb destruct
Sense 1
destruct
=> destroy, destruct
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Sense 2
destroy, destruct
=> unmake, undo
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Grep of verb destruct
destruct
self-destruct
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