Destruct and Shoot

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Destruct verb - Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.

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Shoot and destruct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Destruct".

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Destruct and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destruct" instead a verb "Shoot".

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

This includes the final boss: you could convince him he's wrong and that he needs to self-destruct, you could just shoot him, or you could sneak into the basement and set off his self-destruct nuke.

Source: Video Game / Fallout 1
The Dalek in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio Jubilee had had its self-destruct system disabled and, more than just ordering it to self-destruct, the Dalek demanded that Evelyn actually shoot it with its own gun.

Source: I Cannot Self-Terminate
Even if they aren't immediately killed, the AI only uses the droid to shoot at enemies with its extremely weak blaster, and never makes use of the more effective 'self-destruct' ability.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / First-Person Shooter

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