Demolish - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ|
Brit.
|dɪˈmɒlɪʃ|
verb ↓
- destroy completely (syn: pulverize)
the wrecking ball demolished the building
- ruin or destroyhis book demolishes an old myth
demolished my reputation
the professor demolished the student's argument
- eat up completely, as with great appetite (syn: consume, devour, down, go through)demolished my reputation
the professor demolished the student's argument
The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
- defeat soundly and humiliatingly (syn: destroy)The home team demolished the visitors
Examples
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.
The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.
The car was demolished in the accident.
They demolished the other team 51–7.
Hurricane demolished more than half a million homes.
the wrecking ball demolished the building
his book demolishes an old myth
the professor demolished the student's argument
The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
The home team demolished the visitors
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: demolish
he/she/it: demolishes
present participle: demolishing
past tense: demolished
past participle: demolished
I/you/we/they: demolish
he/she/it: demolishes
present participle: demolishing
past tense: demolished
past participle: demolished