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demolish
de·mol·ish D0125000 (dĭ-mŏl′ĭsh)tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze. See Synonyms at destroy.2. To do away with completely; put an end to: The opposing team's home run demolished any hopes we had of winning the game.3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
[French démolir, démoliss-, from Latin dēmōlīrī : dē-, de- + mōlīrī, to build (from mōlēs, mass).]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!. [C16: from French démolir, from Latin dēmōlīrī to throw down, destroy, from de- + mōlīrī to strive, toil, construct, from mōles mass, bulk] deˈmolisher n deˈmolishment nde•mol•ish (dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ)
v.t. 1. to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. on purpose; tear down; raze. 2. to put an end to; destroy; finish. 3. to lay waste to; ruin utterly. [1560–70; < Middle French démoliss-, s. of démolir < Latin dēmōlīrī to destroy =dē- de- + mōlīrī to set in motion, struggle (derivative of mōlēs mass, bulk)] de•mol′ish•er, n. de•mol′ish•ment, n. syn: See destroy. demolish
Past participle: demolished
Gerund: demolishing
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| demolish | | demolish |
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| I demolish | | you demolish | | he/she/it demolishes | | we demolish | | you demolish | | they demolish |
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| I demolished | | you demolished | | he/she/it demolished | | we demolished | | you demolished | | they demolished |
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| I am demolishing | | you are demolishing | | he/she/it is demolishing | | we are demolishing | | you are demolishing | | they are demolishing |
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| I have demolished | | you have demolished | | he/she/it has demolished | | we have demolished | | you have demolished | | they have demolished |
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| I was demolishing | | you were demolishing | | he/she/it was demolishing | | we were demolishing | | you were demolishing | | they were demolishing |
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| I had demolished | | you had demolished | | he/she/it had demolished | | we had demolished | | you had demolished | | they had demolished |
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| I will demolish | | you will demolish | | he/she/it will demolish | | we will demolish | | you will demolish | | they will demolish |
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| I will have demolished | | you will have demolished | | he/she/it will have demolished | | we will have demolished | | you will have demolished | | they will have demolished |
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| I will be demolishing | | you will be demolishing | | he/she/it will be demolishing | | we will be demolishing | | you will be demolishing | | they will be demolishing |
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| I have been demolishing | | you have been demolishing | | he/she/it has been demolishing | | we have been demolishing | | you have been demolishing | | they have been demolishing |
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| I will have been demolishing | | you will have been demolishing | | he/she/it will have been demolishing | | we will have been demolishing | | you will have been demolishing | | they will have been demolishing |
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| I had been demolishing | | you had been demolishing | | he/she/it had been demolishing | | we had been demolishing | | you had been demolishing | | they had been demolishing |
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| I would demolish | | you would demolish | | he/she/it would demolish | | we would demolish | | you would demolish | | they would demolish |
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| I would have demolished | | you would have demolished | | he/she/it would have demolished | | we would have demolished | | you would have demolished | | they would have demolished |
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, pulverizedestroy, 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, smashabase, 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"destroysmash - 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" |
demolishverb1. 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, construct2. 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.demolishverb1. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck.Aerospace: destruct.2. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:bankrupt, break down, cross up, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack, wreck.Slang: total.Idiom: put the kibosh on.Translationsdemolish (diˈmoliʃ) verb to pull or tear down. They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town. 拆毀 拆毁ˌdemoˈlition (demə-) noun 拆毀 拆毁EncyclopediaSeeDemolitionFinancialSeedemolitionSee DEMO
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Synonyms for demolishverb knock downSynonyms- knock down
- level
- destroy
- ruin
- overthrow
- dismantle
- flatten
- trash
- total
- tear down
- bulldoze
- raze
- pulverize
Antonyms- build
- create
- restore
- repair
- strengthen
- construct
verb destroySynonyms- destroy
- ruin
- wreck
- smash
- overturn
- overthrow
- undo
- discredit
- blow out of the water
verb defeatSynonyms- defeat
- hammer
- tank
- massacre
- lick
- rout
- annihilate
- wipe the floor with
- stuff
- run rings round
- make mincemeat of
verb devourSynonyms- devour
- eat
- consume
- swallow
- bolt
- hoover
- gorge
- put away
- gobble up
- guzzle
- polish off
- gulp down
- wolf down
- pig out on
Synonyms for demolishverb to pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossibleSynonyms- destroy
- dismantle
- dynamite
- knock down
- level
- pull down
- pulverize
- raze
- tear down
- wreck
- destruct
verb to cause the complete ruin or wreckage ofSynonyms- bankrupt
- break down
- cross up
- destroy
- finish
- ruin
- shatter
- sink
- smash
- spoil
- torpedo
- undo
- wash up
- wrack
- wreck
- total
Synonyms for demolishverb destroy completelySynonymsRelated Wordsverb humiliate or depress completelySynonymsRelated Words- abase
- chagrin
- humiliate
- humble
- mortify
verb defeat soundlySynonymsRelated Words- smash
- swallow
- cut to ribbons
- defeat
- get the better of
- overcome
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