0 past simple and past participle of demolish
1 to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else:
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
He completely demolished all her arguments.
In a surprising win, the Jaguars demolished the Broncos 42-7.
The building had to be demolished because of subsidence.
One by one the old buildings in the city have been demolished and replaced with modern tower blocks.
You've demolished my lovely arrangement - now I'll have to do it all over again!
Our greenhouse was demolished in last night's storm.
After his sheep had been sheared, tables were set up and a tremendous meal was served, in clear sight of the demolished graves.
The edge of the anciently demolished side wall of the outset staircase is visible at the far left.
It is ironic, too, that recent incursions by ' lit-critters ' into historical writing reproduce the very stereotypes long ago demolished by decades of historical research.
