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to demolish
01
to completely destroy or to knock down a building or another structure
Transitive: to demolish a building or structure
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
demolish
3rd person singular
demolishes
Past simple
demolished
Past participle
demolished
Examples
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new development.
02
to eat something with a lot of enjoyment and finish it all
Transitive: to demolish food
Examples
He demolished the pizza in no time.
03
to achieve an overwhelming victory over a player or team
Transitive: to demolish an opponent
Examples
Our team demolished their opponents with a final score of 10-0.
04
to completely eliminate or destroy something
Transitive: to demolish sth
Examples
The new policy aims to demolish outdated practices in the workplace.
Lexical Tree
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