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to tear down
01
to destroy something completely
Transitive: to tear down sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
down
Base verb
tear
Present tense
tear down
3rd person singular
tears down
Present participle
tearing down
Past simple
tore down
Past participle
torn down
Examples
The decision to tear down the old stadium was met with mixed reactions.
