demolish

de·mol·ish  (d-mlsh)

tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es

1. To tear down completely; raze.

2. To do away with completely; put an end to.

3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely. See Synonyms at ruin.

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[French démolir, démoliss-, from Latin dmlr : d-, de- + mlr, to build (from mls, mass).]

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demolish [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ]

vb (tr)

1. to tear down or break up (buildings, etc.)

2. to destroy; put an end to (an argument, etc.)

3. Facetious to eat up she demolished the whole cake!

[from French démolir, from Latin dēmōlīrī to throw down, destroy, from de- + mōlīrī to strive, toil, construct, from mōles mass, bulk]

demolisher  n

demolishment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	demolish - destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" pulverise, pulverize destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
	2.	demolish - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" crush, smash abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
	3.	demolish - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" destroy smash - overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off" swallow - engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries" cut to ribbons - defeat totally; "We must cut the other team to ribbons!" defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

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demolish

verb

1. knock down, level, destroy, ruin, overthrow, dismantle, flatten, trash (slang), total (slang), tear down, bulldoze, raze, pulverize The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway.
knock down build, create, restore, repair, strengthen, construct

2. destroy, ruin, wreck, smash, overturn, overthrow, undo, discredit, blow out of the water (slang) Their intention was to demolish his reputation.

3. defeat, hammer, tank (slang), massacre, lick (informal), rout, annihilate, wipe the floor with (informal), stuff (slang), run rings round, make mincemeat of They demolished the other team 6-0.

4. (Facetious) devour, eat, consume, swallow, bolt, hoover (informal), gorge, put away, gobble up, guzzle, polish off (informal), gulp down, wolf down, pig out on (slang) We demolished a six-pack of beer.

Translations

demolish [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ] VT [+ building] → demoler, derribar, echar abajo (fig) [+ argument] → echar por tierra; [+ opposition] → arrasar (hum) [+ cake] → zamparse

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demolish [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ] vt

(= knock down) [+ building] → démolir

(fig) [+ argument, myth] → détruire

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demolish

vt building → ab- or einreißen, abbrechen; fortifications → niederreißen; (fig) opponent, theory → zunichtemachen, vernichten; myth → zerstören; (hum) cake etc → vertilgen

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demolish [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ] vt (gen) → demolire (hum) (cake, food) → far fuori

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demolish

v demolish [diˈmoliʃ]

to pull or tear down They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town. afbreek, sloop يُدَمِّر، يَهْدِم разрушавам demolovat, zbourat nedrive abreißen κατεδαφίζω demolir lammutama خراب کردن؛ در هم کوبیدن tuhota démolir לַהֲרוֹס ढहाना, विध्वंस करना razoriti, razbiti lerombol meruntuhkan rífa demolire 取り壊す 부수다 (nu)griauti sagraut; nojaukt; demolēt meruntuhkan slopen rasere, rive ned burzyć deitar abaixo a demola сносить zbúrať porušiti srušiti demolera, rasera, riva [] รื้อถอน yıkmak 拆毀 руйнувати, зносити منہدم کرنا phá hủy 拆毁

n demoˈlition [demə-]

afbreking, sloping هَدْم، تَدْمير разрушение demolice, zbourání nedrivning der Abbruch κατεδάφιση demolición lammutamine انهدام؛ تخریب purkaminen démolition הָרִיסָה विनाश, नाश razaranje, demoliranje lerombolás penghancuran niðurrif demolizione 破壊 파괴 (nu)griovimas sagraušana; nojaukšana; demolēšana peruntuhan sloping, afbraak rasering, nedriving rozbiórka demolição demolare снос demolácia rušenje rušenje demolering, rasering, []rivning การรื้อถอน yıkım, yerle bir etme 拆毀 руйнування; знесення انہدام sự phá hủy 拆毁

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demolish → يَهْدِم zbořit nedrive abreißen κατεδαφίζω demoler purkaa démolir srušiti demolire 取り壊す 부수다 slopen rasere zburzyć demolir разрушать förstöra รื้อถอน yıkmak phá hủy 拆毁