0 present 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.
In particular, one becomes aware of a contrary impulse on the part of these individuals to study and save what they and others were demolishing.
This science/ nonscience distinction appears to be one of those binary systems that postmodernism enjoys establishing and then demolishing.
Press reports are replete with instances of courage and conviction of people who considered preservation of human feelings more important than demolishing religious institutions.
