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   demolish

   /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/

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   • 1. pull or knock down (a building): "the house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre" 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): "Arsenal demolished City 3–0" 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: "Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll" 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 demolish mean?

   • Pick the best words! Autocorrect can’t save you now. The meaning of DEMOLISH is tear down, raze. How to use demolish in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to demolish a building?

   • To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. [VERB noun] The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway. [VERB noun] If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable.

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   What does demolition mean?

   • n. 1. The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives. 2. demolitions Explosives, especially when designed or used as weapons. [French démolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō, dēmōlītiōn-, from dēmōlīrī, to demolish; see demolish.] dem′o·li′tion·ist n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does it mean when a building is demolished?

   • When a building is demolished, it is knocked down, often because it is old or dangerous. The storm demolished many buildings. 3 meanings: 1. to tear down or break up (buildings, etc) 2. to destroy; put an end to (an argument, etc) 3. facetious to eat up.... Click for more definitions.

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   What if you demolish someone's ideas or arguments?

   • If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him. [VERB noun] The myth that Japan is not open to concerns from outside has, I think, been demolished at a stroke. [VERB noun]

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   Why did a city demolish two high-rises?

   • Crime was so rampant and living conditions so poor that city officials felt forced to demolish the pair of high-rises. Since the 1990s, half the region's coal has come from "mountaintop removal," a slightly too-clinical term for demolishing and redistributing mountains. It demolished 1,200 houses, washed out 10 bridges and knocked out power lines.

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   Demolish means “completely destroy,” as a wrecking ball might demolish a building, or as hanging out with one’s parents might, supposedly, demolish a teenager’s reputation.

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   Demolish means to tear down or break apart the structure of something, or to do away with completely. Find the origin, usage, and examples of demolish, as well as synonyms and translations in different languages.

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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.