demolish
21demolish — de|mol|ish [ dı malıʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to deliberately destroy a building: Former factories were being demolished, and the whole site redeveloped. a ) to destroy a building or other structure by accident: The truck hit a wall at high… …
22demolish — de·mol·ish || dɪ mÉ’lɪʃ v. destroy, ruin, tear down; eat or drink covetously (Slang) …
23demolish — [dɪ mɒlɪʃ] verb 1》 pull or knock down (a building). 2》 comprehensively refute or defeat. 3》 humorous eat up (food) quickly. Derivatives demolisher noun Origin C16: from Fr. démoliss , lengthened stem of démolir, from L. demoliri, from de… …
24demolish — v. a. Destroy, overthrow, raze, level, ruin, dash to pieces, break to pieces …
25demolish — verb (T) 1 to completely destroy a building, especially so that the land it is on can be used for something else: Several houses were demolished to make way for the new road. 2 to prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong: He demolished… …
26demolish — verb 1) they demolished the building Syn: knock down, pull down, tear down, bring down, destroy, flatten, raze (to the ground), level, bulldoze, topple; blow up; dismantle, disassemble See note at destroy …
27demolish — v 1. raze, tear down, pull down, take down, bring down, break down, throw down, beat down, batter down; cast down, knock down, fling down, hurl down, precipitate, Inf. spill, tumble, topple; fell, lay level, prostrate, level, bulldoze, flatten;… …
28demolish — de·mol·ish …
29demolish — verb 1) they demolished a block of flats Syn: knock down, pull down, tear down, destroy, flatten, raze to the ground, dismantle, level, bulldoze, blow up 2) he demolished her credibility Syn …
30demolish — [dɪˈmɒlɪʃ] verb [T] 1) to destroy a building 2) to completely defeat someone, or to destroy their hopes or their confidence …
