verb
- past tense and past participle of destruct; to destroy or cause to be destroyed
Usage: technical; often used in scientific or military contexts
Examples
- The rocket was destructed after it veered off course.
- The old building was destructed to make way for the new hospital.
- Mission control destructed the satellite when it malfunctioned.
- The explosive device was safely destructed by the bomb squad.
- The faulty spacecraft was destructed before it could cause damage.
- Engineers destructed the prototype after completing their tests.