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Word: Demolish
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French démoliss-, lengthened stem of démolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- (expressing reversal) + moliri ‘construct’ (from moles ‘mass’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɒlɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pull or knock down (a building)
Short Definition:pull down building
Examples:- the house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre
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