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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr & vb n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d['e]molir, fr L. demoliri p. p. demolitus de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a mound, and {Finish}.] 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. I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. --Tillotson. Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle}, {Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: demolish v 1: destroy completely 2: defeat soundly: "The home team demolished the visitors" [syn: {destroy}]
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