demolish (third-person singular simple present demolishes, present participle demolishing, simple past and past participle demolished) (transitive) (literally) To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion. quotations They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.
DEMOLISH definition: to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze. See examples of demolish used in a sentence.
To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. [VERB noun] The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway. [VERB noun]
Definition of demolish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze. See Synonyms at destroy. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to: The opposing team's home run demolished any hopes we had of winning the game. 3. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.
