Demolish
verb
To completely destroy a building or other structure.
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping center.
Often appears as...
- demolish a building
- demolish a wall
verb
To defeat completely or overwhelmingly.
The champion demolished his opponent in the boxing match.
Often appears as...
- demolish an opponent
- demolish a claim
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Approving
verb
To refute or prove wrong.
He presented evidence that demolished their argument.
Often appears as...
- demolish a theory
- demolish a belief
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Academic
verb
To eat quickly or with appetite.
He demolished the pizza in record time.
Often appears as...
- demolish a meal
- demolish a dessert
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Informal, Colloquial
verb
To completely destroy a building or other structure.
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping center.
Often appears as...
- demolish a building
- demolish a wall
verb
To defeat completely or overwhelmingly.
The champion demolished his opponent in the boxing match.
Often appears as...
- demolish an opponent
- demolish a claim
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To refute or prove wrong.
He presented evidence that demolished their argument.
Often appears as...
- demolish a theory
- demolish a belief
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To eat quickly or with appetite.
He demolished the pizza in record time.
Often appears as...
- demolish a meal
- demolish a dessert
Usage tips
Informal, Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Demolish implies destruction with negative effects, often implying loss or sadness.
The historic building was sadly demolished.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Demolishing a structure means removing it entirely, not just parts.
After the fire, the entire block was demolished.
Pro Tip 3/3Progress Implication
Sometimes, demolishing implies making space for progress or new development.
They'll demolish the old mall for a new park.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Demolish implies destruction with negative effects, often implying loss or sadness.
The historic building was sadly demolished.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Demolishing a structure means removing it entirely, not just parts.
After the fire, the entire block was demolished.
Pro Tip 3/3Progress Implication
Sometimes, demolishing implies making space for progress or new development.
They'll demolish the old mall for a new park.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Demolish implies destruction with negative effects, often implying loss or sadness.
The historic building was sadly demolished.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Removal
Demolishing a structure means removing it entirely, not just parts.
After the fire, the entire block was demolished.
Pro Tip 3/3Progress Implication
Sometimes, demolishing implies making space for progress or new development.
They'll demolish the old mall for a new park.
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Video examples
What is Selective...
Crew - Oh, boy. All right, well the sooner we get to work, the sooner we get this done, right? - Let's do it. - So this is a small mock up of the structure you're going to demolish tomorrow. The only difference is, imagine you were standing on this, you're on the second floor of a building-- you're not on the ground. So you have the steel joints, which support the structure.
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Carlo Ratti: Architecture...
like in this case. You know, these days, you always get images during the winter, when they take the roof down, of people who have been there and said, "They demolished the building." No, they didn't demolish it, just when it goes down, the architecture almost disappears. Here's the building working.
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How do you know you...
demolishing all his preconceived notions and opinions to begin again from the foundations. All his knowledge had come from his sensory perceptions of the world. Same as you, right? You know you're watching this video with your eyes, hearing it with your ears. Your senses show you the world as it is.
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Chasing the Rare Snow...
But the leopard has to continually protect its prey during the daytime or else it will be destroyed. Once the vultures come down, they they just demolish a huge carcass in a very short space of time. The leopard was being persecuted by these magpies that would, that would sort of hop around it,
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Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
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Robert Hammond: Building...
in an article that said it was going to be demolished. And I assumed someone was working to preserve it or save it and I could volunteer, but I realized no one was doing anything. I went to my first community board meeting -- which I'd never been to one before --
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
months later together now not two we got three so it keeps the turnout because that way is able to know where the other one is just look is just following it up and as I said before the tongue is very important to demolish lizards that's how
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Why glass towers are bad...
Their faces broadcast their experience. And that's an important point, because when glass ages, you just replace it, and the building looks pretty much the same way it did before until eventually it's demolished.
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How to Find Joy in...
can you help others in using theirs? And let's work to demolish the societal barriers that prevent people from fully devoting themselves to climate solutions. This is what I know.
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On Black Lives Matter,...
and this young man is named Allen Bullock he made the newspapers because he was said to have demolished a police
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What is Selective...
Crew - Oh, boy. All right, well the sooner we get to work, the sooner we get this done, right? - Let's do it. - So this is a small mock up of the structure you're going to demolish tomorrow. The only difference is, imagine you were standing on this, you're on the second floor of a building-- you're not on the ground. So you have the steel joints, which support the structure.
Video examples
Carlo Ratti: Architecture...
like in this case. You know, these days, you always get images during the winter, when they take the roof down, of people who have been there and said, "They demolished the building." No, they didn't demolish it, just when it goes down, the architecture almost disappears. Here's the building working.
Video examples
How do you know you...
demolishing all his preconceived notions and opinions to begin again from the foundations. All his knowledge had come from his sensory perceptions of the world. Same as you, right? You know you're watching this video with your eyes, hearing it with your ears. Your senses show you the world as it is.
Video examples
Chasing the Rare Snow...
But the leopard has to continually protect its prey during the daytime or else it will be destroyed. Once the vultures come down, they they just demolish a huge carcass in a very short space of time. The leopard was being persecuted by these magpies that would, that would sort of hop around it,
Video examples
Shigeru Ban: Emergency...
They were living like this with very poor plastic sheets in the park. So I proposed to rebuild. I raised -- did fundraising. I made a paper tube shelter for them, and in order to make it easy to be built by students and also easy to demolish, I used beer crates as a foundation.
Video examples
Robert Hammond: Building...
in an article that said it was going to be demolished. And I assumed someone was working to preserve it or save it and I could volunteer, but I realized no one was doing anything. I went to my first community board meeting -- which I'd never been to one before --
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
months later together now not two we got three so it keeps the turnout because that way is able to know where the other one is just look is just following it up and as I said before the tongue is very important to demolish lizards that's how
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
Their faces broadcast their experience. And that's an important point, because when glass ages, you just replace it, and the building looks pretty much the same way it did before until eventually it's demolished.
Video examples
How to Find Joy in...
can you help others in using theirs? And let's work to demolish the societal barriers that prevent people from fully devoting themselves to climate solutions. This is what I know.
Video examples
On Black Lives Matter,...
and this young man is named Allen Bullock he made the newspapers because he was said to have demolished a police
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Quote examples
Gary Oldman
English Actor
It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there, where if anything is over 30 years old, they sort of knock it down and replace it. It's a strange town, it's this sprawling suburb, and then there's a city, the old town.
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Paula Cole
American Musician
I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.
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Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
There used to be rather serious firewalls between the artist and the buying public - the gallery, the publisher. And technology demolishes that wall and basically says, 'Self-promote or die.' And that is a bad head for any sort of artist to be forced into.
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Cullen Bunn
American Writer
The great thing about writing 'Deadpool' is that he can demolish expectations and typical comic book conventions with monster truck force. There are few other characters who can transition so easily from one type of story to the next.
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian Writer
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it.
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Paul Auster
American Author
Our lifelong certainties about the world can be demolished in a single second.
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Judit Polgar
Hungarian Celebrity
Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian Explorer
I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there, where if anything is over 30 years old, they sort of knock it down and replace it. It's a strange town, it's this sprawling suburb, and then there's a city, the old town.
Quote examples
Paula Cole
American Musician
I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.
Quote examples
Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
There used to be rather serious firewalls between the artist and the buying public - the gallery, the publisher. And technology demolishes that wall and basically says, 'Self-promote or die.' And that is a bad head for any sort of artist to be forced into.
Quote examples
Cullen Bunn
American Writer
The great thing about writing 'Deadpool' is that he can demolish expectations and typical comic book conventions with monster truck force. There are few other characters who can transition so easily from one type of story to the next.
Quote examples
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian Writer
Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.
Quote examples
Jean Rostand
French Scientist
One must credit an hypothesis with all that has had to be discovered in order to demolish it.
Quote examples
Paul Auster
American Author
Our lifelong certainties about the world can be demolished in a single second.
Quote examples
Judit Polgar
Hungarian Celebrity
Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations.
Quote examples
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian Explorer
I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
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