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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mol•ish /dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj]- to destroy or tear down (a building):They are going to demolish the old apartment building where I grew up.
- to put an end to;
destroy:Those arguments will demolish anything his lawyer has to say.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•mol•ish (di mol′ish),USA pronunciation v.t. - to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. 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 Termsto devour completely:We simply demolished that turkey.
- Latin dēmōlīrī to destroy, equivalent. to dē- de- + mōlīrī to set in motion, struggle (mōl(ēs) mass, bulk + -īrī infinitive suffix)
- Middle French démoliss-, stem of démolir
- 1560–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged level, wreck, bulldoze. See destroy.
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