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demolish
verb
defeat soundly and humiliatingly
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Pronunciation
dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ
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verb
defeat soundly and humiliatingly
“The home team demolished the visitors”
verb
eat up completely, as with great appetite
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
verb
destroy completely
“the wrecking ball demolished the building”
verb
ruin or destroy
“his book demolishes an old myth”
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Example Sentences
The home team demolished the visitors
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
the wrecking ball demolished the building
his book demolishes an old myth
demolished my reputation
the professor demolished the student's argument
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