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destruct

verb

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

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Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

  1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

    “The fire destroyed the house”

verb

  1. destroy (one's own missile or rocket)

    “The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons”

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The fire destroyed the house
The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons

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