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Verb: self-destruct  ,self-di'strúkt
  1. 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

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