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de•mol•ish
Pronunciation: (di-mol'ish), [key]—
v.t.
1. to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), esp. on purpose; tear down; raze.
2. to put an end to; destroy; explode:
The results of his research demolished many theories.
3. to lay waste to; ruin utterly:
The fire demolished the area.
4. Informal.to devour completely:
We simply demolished that turkey. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.