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demolishes


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  demolish 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  demolish 
 
  Sense  3 
  demolish,  destroy 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  cut  to  ribbons 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  demolish 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  demolish 
 
  Sense  3 
  demolish,  destroy 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  cut  to  ribbons 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  demolish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  demolish 
 
  3  senses  of  demolish 
 
  Sense  1 
  demolish 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
 
  Sense  2 
  crush,  demolish 
  =>  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
 
  Sense  3 
  demolish,  destroy 
  =>  overcome,  defeat 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  demolish 
 
  demolish  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  demolish 
 
  Sense  1 
  demolish 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  crush,  demolish 
  =>  humiliate,  mortify,  chagrin,  humble,  abase 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  demolish,  destroy 
  =>  overcome,  defeat 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  demolish 
 
  The  verb  demolish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  demolish  --  (destroy  completely) 
  2.  crush,  demolish  --  (humiliate  or  depress  completely;  "She  was  crushed  by  his  refusal  of  her  invitation") 
  3.  demolish,  destroy  --  (defeat  soundly:  "The  home  team  demolished  the  visitors") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  demolish 
 
  The  verb  demolish  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  demolish  --  (destroy  completely) 
  2.  crush,  demolish  --  (humiliate  or  depress  completely;  "She  was  crushed  by  his  refusal  of  her  invitation") 
  3.  demolish,  destroy  --  (defeat  soundly:  "The  home  team  demolished  the  visitors") 



demolishes definition