demolish

(dĭ-mŏl'ĭsh)
tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

1. To tear down completely; raze.
2. To do away with completely; put an end to.
3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely. See synonyms at ruin.

[French démolir, démoliss-, from Latin dēmōlīrī : dē-, de- + mōlīrī, to build (from mōlēs, mass).]

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verb

1. 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. See help/harm/harmless.
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. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: destroy; consume
Antonyms: build, construct, fix, produce, rebuild, repair, restore

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• Violent Actions - demolish: destroy, ruin, or take apart

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rive ned, ødelægge, gøre kål på, sætte til livs

Nederlands (Dutch)
afbreken/slopen, ontzenuwen, weerleggen, vernietigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - démolir, abattre, démanteler, (fig) démolir, détruire, liquider (un gâteau) (fam), dire deux mots à (fam)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerstören, vernichten, abreißen, demolieren, schleifen, (ugs.) verputzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατεδαφίζω, γκρεμίζω, (μτφ.) συντρίβω, κονιορτοποιώ, κατακρημνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
demolire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - demolir

Русский (Russian)
разрушать, сносить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destruir, demoler, derribar, echar abajo, devorar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förstöra, rasera, ödelägga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁坏, 破坏, 推翻, 打败, 拆除, 驳倒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 毀壞, 破壞, 推翻, 打敗, 拆除, 駁倒

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부수다, (제도 등을) 철폐하다, (계획 등을) 바꾸다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り壊す, 覆す, 平らげる, 食べ尽くす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهدم مبنى, يدمر نظريه, يأكل شئ بشراهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרס, חיסל‬

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