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1. (v.t.) demolish
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. on purpose; tear down; raze.
2. demolish
to put an end to; destroy; finish.
3. demolish
to lay waste to; ruin utterly.
Etymology: (1560–70; < MF démoliss-, s. of démolir < L dēmōlīrī to destroy =dē-de - +mōlīrī to set in motion, struggle (der. of mōlēs mass, bulk))
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1. (verb) demolish, pulverize, pulverise
destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
2. (verb) crush, smash, demolish
humiliate or depress completely
"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
3. (verb) demolish, destroy
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
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1. (verb) demolish
to destroy a building
They demolished the old school.
2. demolish
to get rid of or defeat completely
He demolished a huge burger.
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1. (verb) demolish
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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Sense: to pull or tear down
They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town.
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 Afrikaans: afbreek, sloop |
 Arabic: يُدَمِّر، يَهْدِم |
 Bulgarian: разрушавам |
 Brazilian: demolir |
 Czech: demolovat, zbourat |
 German: abreißen |
 Danish: nedrive |
 Greek: κατεδαφίζω |
 Spanish: demolir |
 Estonian: lammutama |
 Farsi: خراب کردن؛ در هم کوبیدن |
 Finnish: tuhota |
 French: démolir |
 Hebrew: לַהֲרוֹס |
 Hindi: ढहाना, विध्वंस करना |
 Croatian: razoriti, razbiti |
 Hungarian: lerombol |
 Indonesian: meruntuhkan |
 Icelandic: rífa |
 Italian: demolire |
 Japanese: 取り壊す |
 Korean: 부수다 |
 Lithuanian: (nu)griauti |
 Latvian: sagraut; nojaukt; demolēt |
 Malay: meruntuhkan |
 Dutch: slopen |
 Norwegian: rasere, rive ned |
 Polish: burzyć |
 Persian: خراب کردن؛ در هم کوبیدن |
 Pashto: ويجاړول، خرابول، ړنګول، و |
 Portuguese: deitar abaixo |
 Romanian: a demola |
 Russian: сносить |
 Slovak: zbúrať |
 Slovenian: porušiti |
 Serbian: srušiti |
 Swedish: demolera, rasera, riva [n |
 Thai: รื้อถอน |
 Turkish: yıkmak |
 Taiwanese: 拆毀 |
 Ukrainian: руйнувати, зносити |
 Urdu: منہدم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phá hủy |
 Chinese: 拆毁 |
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