Analysis Complete

demolish

/ demolish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Kinds of:
smash swallow cut to ribbons
Derived:
demolition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building"
"demolish your enemies"
"pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
Type of:
destroy destruct
Derived:
pulverization pulverisation destruction demolition wipeout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
humiliate or depress completely
"She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"
"The death of her son smashed her"
Type of:
humiliate mortify chagrin
Derived:
demolition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

get the better of overcome defeat smash swallow cut to ribbons destroy destruct humiliate mortify chagrin