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Meaning of DESTRUCT

Pronunciation:  di'strukt

WordNet Dictionary
  1. [v]  do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
  2. [v]  destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"

DESTRUCT is a 8 letter word that starts with D.


 Synonyms: destroy
 See Also: break apart, break up, demolish, demyelinate, destruct, dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, do away with, eliminate, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, fracture, get rid of, interdict, kill, level, pull down, pulverise, pulverize, rase, raze, self-destroy, self-destruct, sweep away, take apart, take down, tear down, undo, unmake, uproot, wipe out



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
\De*struct"\, v. t. [L. destructus, p. p. of destruere.
See {Destroy}.]
To destroy. [Obs.] --Mede.