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Synonyms for demolish

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-mol-ish
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ

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Définition of demolish

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Middle French demoliss-, present participle stem of démolir "to destroy, tear down" (late 14c.), from Latin demoliri "tear down," from de- "down" (see de-) + moliri "build, construct," from moles (genitive molis) "massive structure" (see mole (n.3)). Related: Demolished; demolishing.
  • verb destroy; consume
Example sentences :
  • I'll certainly invent a Frenchman, and make him an author, and then demolish him.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • He harangued the Indians, and exhorted them to demolish the fort.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various
  • How would it be, think you, if we were to demolish Nambanji?'
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 » by Various
  • Mr. Sakari suggested that himself, and when I agreed with him he proceeded to demolish it.
  • Extract from : « Theft » by Jack London
  • After denying your first depositions, you are trying to demolish your own father's evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Frontier » by Maurice LeBlanc
  • "Now we will begin," said her ladyship, as she proceeded to demolish a boiled egg.
  • Extract from : « Her Ladyship's Elephant » by David Dwight Wells
  • Then we may thank those who help to demolish the crumbling house!
  • Extract from : « A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • We then proceeded to demolish everything in sight except the boxes.
  • Extract from : « The Opened Shutters » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • Was it prudent to effect a junction and to demolish our barricade?
  • Extract from : « The King of the Mountains » by Edmond About
  • With one hand I demolish the savants, with the other the politicians.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of the People » by Alexandre Dumas

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