demolish  /dɪ ˈmɑ lɪʃ/ ? Meaning of "demolish"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) destroy completely
  2. (v) humiliate or depress completely
  3. (v) defeat soundly

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  1. It helps that some of his most unpopular moves, like his unilateral decision to demolish a small lakefont airport in 2003 under the cover of night, seem nearly forgotten.
  2. Sachs wants to demolish the notion that economic progress and environmental protection are incompatible.
  3. Wal-Mart decided to rely on Garner's local knowledge, contracting Broadway Consolidated first to demolish the old factory and then to build the 150,000-sq.

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  1. "Detainees at Abu Ghraib will be relocated. Then, with the approval of the Iraqi government, we will demolish the Abu Ghraib prison, as a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning," Bush said during a May 2004 speech.
    on Mar 9, 2006 By: President Bush Source: ABC News

  2. "We will identify the illegally built temples first and check on their status. We want to know if there have been any moves or notices to demolish or relocate them," Samy said.
    on Dec 24, 2007 By: S Samy Vellu Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. "I told the International Board that a player who is deliberately attacking another player and tries to demolish a player should be banned, and not only for three matches but temporarily banned or a life ban depending on the severity of the...
    on Mar 9, 2008 By: Sepp Blatter Source: International Herald Tribune

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