Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - demolish
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Demolish
demolish
transitive verb Etymology: Middle French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- + moliri to construct, from moles mass — more at mole Date: 1570 1. a. tear down, raze b. to break to pieces ; smash 2. a. to do away with ; destroy b. to strip of any pretense of merit or credence • ~er noun • ~ment noun
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1.
v.tr. 1 a pull down (a building). b completely destroy or break. 2 overthrow (an institution). 3 refute (an argument, theory, etc.). 4 joc. eat up completely and quickly. Derivatives demolisher n. demolition n. demolitionist n. Etymology: F d{eacute}molir f. L demoliri (as DE-, moliri molit- construct f. moles mass) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
3.
разваливать; разрушать; сносить to demolish a brickwork — разбирать кирпичную кладку ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
5.
1. разрушать, уничтожать; сносить to demolish a building —- снести здание 2. опровергать, разбивать to demolish arguments —- опрокидывать доводы to demolish a myth —- разрушить миф 3. съедать to demolish three eggs for breakfast —- уничтожить три яйца за завтраком ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
v. 1) разрушать; сносить (здание) 2) разбивать, опровергать (теорию, довод) 3) coll. съедать Syn: see destroy ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
(demolishes, demolishing, demolished) 1. 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: V n 2. If you demolish someone’s ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
8.
~ v 1 to completely destroy a building, especially so that the land it is on can be used for something else (Several houses were demolished to make way for the new road.) 2 to prove that an idea or opinion is completely wrong (He demolished my argument in minutes.) 3 informal especially BrE to eat all of something very quickly ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
9.
- 1570, from M.Fr. demoliss-, stem of demolir "to destroy, tear down," from L. demoliri "tear down," from de- "down" + moliri "build, construct," from moles (gen. molis) "massive structure." Demolition is from 1549. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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