demolish

Verb

Meaning

To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

destroy consume overturn dismantle devour raze pulverize pulverise wolf muller scotch evert bolt shellac maul
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Antonyms

ram badger peck polish soma corse
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Hypernyms

defeat destroy finish overcome destruct get the better of

Hyponyms

smash swallow cut to ribbons

Phrases with the word

to demolish

Derivatives

demolished demolishing

Anagrams

modelish

Examples

One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it. Jean Rostand

Warriors do not win victories by beating their heads against walls, but by overtaking the walls. Warriors jump over walls; they don't demolish them. Carlos Castaneda

Biographies are no longer written to explain or explore the greatness of the great. They redress balances, explore secret weaknesses, demolish legends. A. S. Byatt

We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings. Alfred Jarry

I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward. Fridtjof Nansen

It is easier to demolish a house than to build one. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

demolike demolinguistic demolinguistics demolishable demolished demolisher