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   demolish

   /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/

   verb

   • 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEMOLISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEMOLISH definition: 1. to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   verb. de· mol· ish di-ˈmä-lish. demolished; demolishing; demolishes. Synonyms of demolish. transitive verb. 1. a. : tear down, raze. demolish a building. b. : to break to pieces : smash. His car was demolished in the accident. 2. a. : to do away with : destroy. a filibuster which would effectively demolish the issue Current Biography.

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   demolish. verb. These are words and phrases related to demolish. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of demolish. They are going to demolish the old armory. Synonyms. wreck. destroy. level. raze. tear down. total. Slang. Antonyms. build. create. restore. repair.

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   If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable.

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   DEMOLISH definition: 1. to destroy something such as a building: 2. to show that an idea or argument is wrong: . Learn more.

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   See demolish in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: demolish. Definition of demolish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. [...] 2. If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. [...] 3. If a person or team demolishes their opponents, they defeat them by a great amount. [journalism] [...]

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   demolish meaning, definition, what is demolish: to completely destroy a building: Learn more.

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    Verb. Filter. verb. demolished, demolishes, demolishing. To pull down, tear down, or smash to pieces (a building, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To do away with completely; put an end to. The opposing team's home run demolished any hopes we had of winning the game. American Heritage. To destroy; ruin; bring to naught.

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    Synonyms for DEMOLISH: destroy, raze, smash, ruin, tear down, unbuild, pull down, wreck; Antonyms of DEMOLISH: build, construct, erect, raise, put up, restore, rebuild, renew