verb
definition
To destroy.
example
They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.
definition
To defeat or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
Examples of demolish in a Sentence
On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Before you demolish your kitchen to completely remodel it, take stock of your home improvement skills.
The plan is to demolish the shops and build a new hypermarket in their place.
Rather than demolish two elm trees in the park a giant domed glass ceiling was built around them.
But there is no need to demolish the standing edifice of the CFP in order to make them.
The most common problem occurs when householders want to demolish an old garage with asbestos roofing.
Romero said the collapse of the structures resembled those of controlled implosions used to demolish old structures.
We are opposing the owners of the former Wesleyan ' tin tabernacle ' at Hebden Bridge who wish to demolish.
My first trial was for the most falsely alleged crime of burning and demolishing, or assisting to burn and demolish.
The final insult is that Benedict plans to demolish Tishkoff's hotel in order to build another monstrosity on the Strip.
It needs some major tweaks to camera angles and the unbalanced ability to demolish an opponent by throwing explosive barrels at them from across the room.
The object of the attack on the mole at Zeebrugge was first to seize the battery at the seaward end and prevent it firing at the block ships, and then to demolish the structures on it as far as possible.
According to the Annals of the Four Masters a fleet burned Cork in 821; in 846 the Danes appear to have been in possession of the town, for a force was collected to demolish their fortress; and in 1012 Cork again fell in flames.
What you uncover may demolish a friendship but the circumstances seem to call for prompt and decisive action.
The plan is to demolish the smaller aviary and extend the larger aviary with further improvement works on the larger aviary.
Notification of Demolition of buildings (PDF 9kb) Use this form if applying to demolish a building.
Please note that if you intend to demolish a dwelling, you may also need to obtain planning consent before doing so.
While marked in regard to Eritrea by vacillation and undignified readiness to yield to Radical clamour, the policy of the marquis di Rudini was in other respects chiefly characterized I by a desire to demolish Crispi and his supporters.
In 1869 the governor, Sir Hercules Robinson (afterwards Lord Rosmead), obtained authority to demolish the fortifications, which were obsolete for purposes of defence, and required 6000 men to man them properly.
The castle, which before Turenne's order to demolish it possessed seven towers; has now only one in ruins, and a modern château was built in the Tudor style in the 18th century.
In the Wars of Religion it at first sided with the League, but afterwards opened its gates to the troops of Henry IV., from whom it received the confirmation of its communal privileges and permission to demolish its fortifications.