demolish

Definition of Demolish in English :

destroy completely

Example Sentences:
'the wrecking ball demolished the building'
'demolish your enemies'
'pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand'

2. crush, demolish, smash

humiliate or depress completely

Example Sentences:
'She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation'
'The death of her son smashed her'

3. demolish, destroy

defeat soundly

Example Sentences:
'The home team demolished the visitors'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Demolish

verb (transitive)

1.

to tear down or break up (buildings, etc)

2.

to destroy; put an end to (an argument, etc)

3. facetious

to eat up

she demolished the whole cake!

verb transitive

1.

to pull down, tear down, or smash to pieces (a building, etc.)

2.

to destroy; ruin; bring to naught

tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es

1. 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.