demolish
(verb)
verb
1. destroy completely
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
Similar word(s): pulverise, pulverize
Definition categories: creation, destroy, destruct
2. ruin or destroy
- his book demolishes an old myth
- demolished my reputation
- the professor demolished the student's argument
Definition categories: creation, destroy, destruct
3. eat up completely, as with great appetite
- The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
Similar word(s): consume, devour, down
Definition categories: consumption, finish
4. defeat soundly and humiliatingly
- The home team demolished the visitors
Similar word(s): destroy
Definition categories: competition, defeat, overcome
Sentences with demolish as a verb:
- They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.