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English verb: demolish | |||
| 1. | demolish (creation) destroy completely | ||
| Samples | The wrecking ball demolished the building. Demolish your enemies. Pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand. | ||
| Synonyms | pulverise, pulverize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
| 2. | demolish (emotion) humiliate or depress completely | ||
| Samples | She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation. The death of her son smashed her. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will demolish him | ||
| Synonyms | crush, smash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
| 3. | demolish (competition) defeat soundly | ||
| Samples | The home team demolished the visitors. | ||
| Examples | The cars demolish down the avenue | ||
| Synonyms | destroy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cut to ribbons, smash, swallow | ||
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