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demolish
[dih-mol-ish]
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
Synonyms: , ,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.
demolish
/ ɪˈɒɪʃ /
verb
to tear down or break up (buildings, etc)
to destroy; put an end to (an argument, etc)
facetiousto eat up
she demolished the whole cake!
Other Word Forms
- demolisher noun
- demolishment noun
- half-demolished adjective
- undemolished adjective
- ˈDZ noun
- ˈDZԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of demolish1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The government, in partnership with international organisations, is working on a new sewage system, but its implementation may require demolishing existing buildings - a controversial move that could displace residents and businesses.
"No serious city builds a modern future by demolishing its historical centres and cultural monuments," says Estela Radonjic Zivkov, the former deputy director of Serbia's Republic Institute for the Protection of Monuments.
People living in nearby Harmondsworth told the BBC earlier this year that if the expansion plans went ahead, "three-quarters of the village would be demolished" and it would no longer be a "viable community".
The ceremony was held at the Wembley Conference Centre, which was demolished in 2006 and turned into flats.
She cites the Social Democrats' "parallel societies" law, which allows the state to sell off or demolish apartment blocks in troubled areas where at least half of residents have a "non-Western" background.
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