demolish
verb/dɨmuˈliɾ/medium
de·mo·lir
Definition
To completely destroy a building or other structure.
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new housing complex.
The storm demolished the fragile beach huts.
Common collocations
demolish a buildingdemolish a walldemolish with explosivesorder to demolish
Idiomatic expressions
- demolish an argument (to refute an argument thoroughly)
Etymology
Do latim 'demoliri' (de- 'para baixo' + moliri 'construir, edificar').