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Noun demolishing has 1 sense
- razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing - complete destruction of a building
--1 is a kind of destruction, devastation
Verb demolish has 3 senses
- demolish, pulverize, pulverise - destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
--1 is one way to destroy, destruct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- crush, smash, demolish - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
--2 is one way to humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
Sample sentence:
The bad news will demolish him
- demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
--3 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentence:
The cars demolish down the avenue
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