— demolisher , n. — demolishment , n.
/di mol"ish/ , 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.
[ 1560-70; démoliss-, s. of démolir demoliri to destroy, equiv. to de- DE- + moliri to set in motion, struggle ( mol ( es ) mass, bulk + -iri inf. suffix) ]
Syn. 1. level, wreck, bulldoze. See destroy .