transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmä-lish ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- + moliri to construct, from moles mass — more at mole
Date: 1570
1.
a. : tear down , raze
b. : to break to pieces : smash
2.
a. : to do away with : destroy
b. : to strip of any pretense of merit or credence
• de·mol·ish·er noun
• de·mol·ish·ment -lish-mənt noun