Verb: self-destruct ,self-di'strúkt
- Do away with oneself or itself
"The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it";
- self-destroy
Derived forms: self-destructed, self-destructing, self-destructs
Type of: destroy, destruct, spifflicate [Brit, informal], spiflicate [Brit, informal], uncreate [literary]
Encyclopedia: Self-destruct