destruct

dɪˈstrʌkt

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Definition of destruct - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

total destruction

Rare

destroy something completely, often on purpose

Rare

They threatened to destruct the building if demands were not met.

annihilate

demolish

obliterate

technology

TECH.

invoke the destructor in programming

TECH.

The program will destruct the object when it's no longer needed.

deallocate

dispose

finalize

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self-destruct

engage in actions leading to one's own failure

He tends to self-destruct when under pressure.

Origin of destruct

Latin, de (down) + struere (build)

Examples of destruct in a sentence

The demolition crew will destruct unstable structures tomorrow.
The system will destruct the temporary files automatically.
Ensure to destruct objects to free memory.

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French:détruire complètement, libérer, ...
German:zerstören, destruieren, ...
Italian:distruggere, ...
Spanish:destruir, eliminar, ...
Portuguese:destruir completamente, destruir, ...
Chinese:彻底摧毁, 调用析构函数, ...
Japanese:完全に破壊する, デストラクトする, ...
Arabic:دَمَّرَ, اِسْتَدْعى المُدَمِّر, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁמִיד, לְסַיֵּם אֶת הַמַּפְרֵק, ...
Russian:уничтожить, уничтожать, ...
Ukrainian:знищити, знищувати, ...
Hindi:नष्ट करना, डिस्ट्रक्ट करना, ...
Bengali:সম্পূর্ণ ধ্বংস করে ফেলা, ধ্বংস করা, ...
Catalan:destruir, eliminar, ...
Czech:zničit, zavolat destruktor, ...
Danish:destruere, nedbryde, ...
Dutch:vernietigen, destructureren, ...
Greek:καταστρέφω ολοσχερώς, καταστρέφω, ...
Hungarian:megsemmisíteni, destruktort meghívni, ...
Khmer:បំផ្លាញទាំងស្រុង, ហៅមុខងារបំផ្លាញវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:파괴하다, 소멸시키다, ...
Persian:منهدم کردن, تخریب کرد, ...
Polish:niszczyć, zdestruować, ...
Portuguese (BR):destruir, eliminar, ...
Romanian:a distruge, a elibera, ...
Swedish:förstöra, ta bort, ...
Thai:ทำลายล้าง, ทำลาย, ...
Turkish:yok etmek, yıkmak, ...
Vietnamese:phá hủy, hủy, ...

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