Demolish Definition

dĭ-mŏlĭsh
demolished, demolishes, demolishing
verb
demolished, demolishes, demolishing
To pull down, tear down, or smash to pieces (a building, etc.)
Webster's New World
To do away with completely; put an end to.
The opposing team's home run demolished any hopes we had of winning the game.
American Heritage
To destroy; ruin; bring to naught.
Webster's New World
To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
American Heritage

(figuratively) To utterly defeat.

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Origin of Demolish

  • Attested since the 16th Century CE; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“I tear down”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French démolir démoliss- from Latin dēmōlīrī dē- de- mōlīrī to build (from mōlēs mass)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Demolish Sentence Examples

  • On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

  • Before you demolish your kitchen to completely remodel it, take stock of your home improvement skills.

  • The plan is to demolish the shops and build a new hypermarket in their place.

  • Rather than demolish two elm trees in the park a giant domed glass ceiling was built around them.

  • But there is no need to demolish the standing edifice of the CFP in order to make them.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEM

Words Ending With

HSHISH

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Words Starting With D and Ending With H

Starts With D & Ends With HStarts With DE & Ends With HStarts With D & Ends With SH

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With H