DEMOLISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of demolish in English
demolish verb [T]
(DESTROY )
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demolish verb [T]
(DEFEAT )
demolish verb [T]
(EAT )
(Definition of demolish from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of demolish
demolish
All of the buildings have been demolished, and in some cases the entire street has since been erased.
It closed for good in 2007 and was demolished in 2013.
The home was demolished two days after the fire and no evidence was collected or preserved for laboratory testing.
It would be demolished under the plan and replaced with the new, seven-story structure.
So who gets to decide which buildings are renovated and which structures are demolished?
And each morning, they'll walk into school past a massive, condemned dormitory which there are no resources to rebuild or even demolish .
The gutted building was demolished, and soon after, construction began on a permanent replacement.
Crime was so rampant and living conditions so poor that city officials felt forced to demolish the pair of high-rises.
Since the 1990s, half the region's coal has come from "mountaintop removal," a slightly too-clinical term for demolishing and redistributing mountains.
It demolished 1,200 houses, washed out 10 bridges and knocked out power lines.
Both opened in the mid-1970s, and are set to be demolished in 2014.
He did not, as the article noted, recommend condemning and demolishing existing properties.
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Translations of demolish
in Chinese (Traditional)
毀壞, （尤指為利用土地而）拆除，拆毀, 推翻（論點），顛覆（理論）…
in Chinese (Simplified)
毁坏, （尤指为利用土地而）拆除，拆毁, 推翻（论点），颠覆（理论）…
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demoler, zamparse, zampar…
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demolir, destruir…
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पाडणे, एखादी इमारत संपूर्णपणे उद्ध्वस्त करणे- विशेषतः ती जमीन दुसऱ्या कशासाठी तरी वापरण्याकरता.…
（建物）を取り壊す, 破壊（はかい）する, 平（たい）らげる…
yıkmak, yerle bir etmek, bir fikri çürütmek…
démolir, venir à bout de…
ஒரு கட்டிடத்தை முற்றிலுமாக அழிக்க, குறிப்பாக நிலத்தை வேறு எதையாவது பயன்படுத்துவதற்காக…
(किसी भवन को किसी अन्य प्रयोजन हेतु) ध्वस्त करना…
demolera, rasera, riva [ner]…
rive, gjøre unna, tilintetgjøre…
сносить, опровергать, разбивать…
ఒక కట్టడాన్ని పోర్ర్థిగా కూలగొట్టడం, ప్రత్యేకంగా ఆ భూమిని వేరే పని కోసం వాడడానికి…
ধ্বংস করা, একটি বিল্ডিং সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস করা…
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