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   De·mol·ish

   /dəˈmäliSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. pull or knock down (a building): "the house was demolished to make way for the shopping center" Similar knock downpull downtear downbring downdestroyflattenrazeraze to the groundlevelreduce to ruinsbulldozebreak uptoppleblow upblow to bits/piecesobliterateannihilatewipe off the face of the earthwipe off the mapdismantledisassembleinformal:totaldated:throw downrare:unbuildOpposite buildconstruct
   • ▪ comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent): "I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent" Similar destroyruinwreckput an end tosmashcrushsquelchsquashrefutedisproveprove wrongdiscreditoverturnexplodegive the lie todrive a coach and horses throughinformal:shoot full of holesblow sky-highblow out of the waterdo forOpposite confirmstrengthen
   • ▪ overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team): "they demolished the Denver Broncos, 55-10" Similar defeat utterlybeat hollowwin a resounding victory overcrushdrubroutgive someone a drubbingoverwhelminformal:hammerclobberthrashpastegive someone a pastingwhippoundpulverizedestroyannihilatewipe the floor withtake to the cleanersmake mincemeat ofslaughtermurdermassacrecrucifyflattenturn inside outrun rings aroundstuffshellacblow outcreamskunkown
   • ▪ eat up (food) quickly: "we demolished the potato pancakes" Similar devoureat (up)consumeguzzlegobblewolf downpolish offfinish offgulp downboltinformal:put awaynoshget outside ofpack awayshovel downscoff (down)stuff one's face withstuff oneself withpig oneself onpig out onsinkgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)inhalerare:ingurgitate

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French démoliss-, lengthened stem of démolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- (expressing reversal) + moliri ‘construct’ (from moles ‘mass’).

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   • 1. demolisher noun

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   What does the name demolish mean?

   • Etymology: Attested since the 16th Century ; from demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir, from demolior. to throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall

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   What is the purpose of demolish?

   • Demolition entails destroying, dismantling, razing, or wrecking structure partially or fully. And there are several reasons why a building can be demolished. To Remove the Danger of Collapse The most common reason for bringing down a building is usually when it poses a danger to the occupants or the surrounding structures.

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   What is a good sentence for demolish?

   • Demolish in a sentence. (1) We are going to demolish the old building. (2) He was enraged by news of plans to demolish the pub. (3) They'll demolish this house over my dead body. (4) These ants can demolish large areas of forest. (5) to demolish box-office barriers. (6) Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him.

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   What is another word for demolish?

   • synonyms for demolish Compare Synonyms annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate dilapidate dismantle flatten obliterate overturn pulverize raze ruin smash smash up trash wreck break burst crack defeat devour eat level overthrow sink torpedo total undo wax wrack gobble up knock down put away put in toilet take apart take out tear down

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   to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else: A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built. C2. to prove that an argument or theory is wrong: He completely demolished all her arguments. Fewer examples. The building had to be demolished because of subsidence.

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   demolish something to pull or knock down a building; to destroy something. The factory is due to be demolished next year. The old slums are being demolished to make way for a new housing project. The car had skidded across the road and demolished part of the wall.

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   Demolish definition: . See examples of DEMOLISH used in a sentence.

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   to show that an idea or argument is wrong: He completely demolished my argument. (Definition of demolish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definition of demolish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   to destroy something such as a building: The factory is dangerous, and will have to be demolished. demolish verb [T] (PROVE WRONG) to show that an idea or argument is wrong: He completely demolished my argument. (Definition of demolish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of demolish.

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   demolish. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧mol‧ish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ $ dɪˈmɑː-/ verb [ transitive] 1 to completely destroy a building The entire east wing of the building was demolished in the fire. see thesaurus at destroy 2 to prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong He demolished my argument in minutes. 3 to ...