destructure

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verb

to destroy the structure of something

OriginEnglish structure ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdestructure (third-person singular simple present destructures, present participle destructuring, simple past and past participle destructured)

present singular third person destructures · participle present destructuring · participle past destructured · past destructured

  1. to destroy the structure of something
  2. to dismantle
  3. computingto unpack data from one variable into their own variables.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishstructure
  8. Englishdestructure

From de- + structure.

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Translations

Portuguese desestruturar
  • desestruturarto destroy the structure of something
Cite this entry
APA

destructure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destructure

MLA

“destructure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destructure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destructure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destructure.

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