self-destruct
verb (used without object)
to destroy itself or oneself.
have self-destructed
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present perfectof self-destruct.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now those institutions have self-destructed, opening the way for both freedom and its dark underside, which is anarchy.
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