to demolish
54
3.7
- verb
- /dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/
:
demoler
- They're going to demolish this building, So you can stay here.
- demolish a building
- demolish a structure
- demolish a house
Examples
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They plan to demolish the old library to make space for a new community center.
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They want to demolish the temple.
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I got a house to demolish.
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Just like that hotel was gonna be demolished, right?
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My task force will then move to the main entrance and demolish it.
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They're going to demolish my home.
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Residential structures that are demolished as part of a commercial or public project also are not exempt.
Academic text (2001) -
When the prison was later demolished, the painted section of the wall was retained and declared a landmark.
Academic text (2008) -
In the end, after nine years of troubled existence, Tilted Arc was demolished and the plaza restored.
Academic text (1992) -
During the twelfth century, the small Marian church was demolished and rebuilt as S. Maria Maggiore.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed
502
3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
221
4.9
To destroy something greatly or make people feel deeply shocked and sad
189
4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
123
3.7
To destroy a building or other structure completely
121
3.0
To destroy a building or object completely by fire
85
6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
71
7.5
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
63
4.6
Knock down a building or other large structure completely
57
3.2
Make a building or wall fall down suddenly
43
8.1
To destroy something in a planned, controlled way
40
3.4
To destroy a building so it is level with the ground
32
7.4
To destroy something completely, often using a nuclear bomb
29
4.2
To use a large pushing machine to flatten land or to remove things by force
17
7.1
To completely destroy a building or area so nothing is left
15
7.6
To destroy something completely so nothing is left
12
7.9
To destroy a place and leave it ruined
7
3.8
To demolish a building so it is flat on the ground
1
6.0
To completely destroy a building so nothing remains above ground
To completely tear down a building or town so nothing is left
Antonyms
How Destroyed
71
7.5
17
7.1
54
3.7
∞
1.0
885
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Demolish comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and moliri 'to build', so the word originally meant to 'un-build' or pull a building down; that's why it means to completely destroy a building.