| 1. demolish [ Synonyms: pulverise, pulverize] | |
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Destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building";
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| 2. demolish | |
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Ruin or destroy
"his book demolishes an old myth"; "demolished my reputation"; "the professor demolished the student's argument";
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| 3. demolish [ Synonyms: consume, devour, down, go through] | |
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Eat up completely, as with great appetite
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them";
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| 4. demolish [ Synonyms: destroy] | |
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Defeat soundly and humiliatingly
"The home team demolished the visitors";
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