demolire — meaning in English
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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.
- raze verb To tear a building, town, or structure down completely, leaving nothing standing.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
Senses
demolire is used for these senses in English:
- demolish To devour; to eat up
- level (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
- pull down (transitive) To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).
- raze To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
- tear (transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish.
demolish — full definition
- verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
- verb To thoroughly defeat, disprove, or destroy something such as an argument, theory, or opponent.
level — full definition
- adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
- noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
- verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
- verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.