v.
Pronunciation: di- ' mä-lish
Function: 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-m ə nt \ noun