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[ dih-mol -ish ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
to put an end to; destroy; explode: The results of his research demolished many theories.
to lay waste to; ruin utterly: The fire demolished the area.
Informal . to devour completely: We simply demolished that turkey.
Origin of demolish 1560–70; <Middle French démoliss-, stem of démolir <Latin dēmōlīrī to destroy, equivalent to dē- de- + mōlīrī to set in motion, struggle (mōl (ēs ) mass, bulk + -īrī infinitive suffix)
SYNONYMS FOR demolish 1 level, wreck, bulldoze.
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synonym study for demolish 1 . See destroy.
OTHER WORDS FROM demolish de·mol·ish·er, noun de·mol·ish·ment, noun half-de·mol·ished, adjective un·de·mol·ished, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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The majority of the slabs that constituted the wall were demolish ed and used for highway gravel.
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One shell blast in the middle of the courtyard has demolish ed the grey brick cobblestones.
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They dug, demolish ed, and dismantled The Cathedral brick by brick, looking for the leftovers of Escobar's fortune.
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Half of the second story has been demolish ed and replaced by a small memorial building in the shape of a cross.
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In the same month a pond at Vauxdmes (Cte-d'Or) was demolish ed, and all the fish in it killed.
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From which I infer it would be highly satisfactory to the young man to be demolish ed at the enemy's earliest convenience.
The Citizen-Soldier | John Beatty
The Sun-tap demolish ed, this was to be expected, and by the same token, radio communication should now be practical.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim
If one demolish ed an unsound doctrine, it was preached up again by the other.
Amenities of Literature | Isaac Disraeli
Notwithstanding all remonstrances, this furnace must be demolish ed, and a huddey of horse sent down to see it done.
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British Dictionary definitions for demolish verb (tr) to tear down or break up (buildings, etc)
to destroy; put an end to (an argument, etc)
facetious to eat up she demolished the whole cake!
Derived forms of demolish demolisher , noun demolishment , noun Word Origin for demolish C16: from French démolir, from Latin dēmōlīrī to throw down, destroy, from de- + mōlīrī to strive, toil, construct, from mōles mass, bulk
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