Self-destruct (Verb)
Meaning
Do away with oneself or itself; "The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- They issued a warning to the prisoners that the devices would self-destruct if they tried to remove them.
- Any classified files would self-destruct after a certain period of inactivity.
- If someone attempted to take apart the secure device, it was designed to self-destruct immediately.
- The faulty spacecraft had to be remotely destroyed before it self-destructed near a populated area.
- In the movie, the top-secret facility was programmed to self-destruct as soon as the countdown reached zero.