κατεδαφίζω — meaning in English

English meaning

• demolish verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
• level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
• total noun The full amount reached by adding everything together.

Senses

κατεδαφίζω is used for these senses in English:

• demolish To devour; to eat up
• level (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
• total (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

demolish — full definition

1. verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
2. verb To thoroughly defeat, disprove, or destroy something such as an argument, theory, or opponent.

level — full definition

1. adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
2. noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
3. verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
4. verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.

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