İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. f. yıkmak. yikmak, yok etmek. yık,yok et. yık. f. yıkmak. yok et. yıkmak, tahrip etmek, imha etmek; yiyip bitirmek.
2. yıkmak, tahrip etmek, imha etmek, yiyip bitirmek.
3. yıkmak. yok etmek.
4. yıkmak. tahrip etmek.
5. yık, yok et.

Etymology : Middle French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- + moliri to construct, from moles mass; more at MOLE
Pronunciation : di-'mä-lish
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1570

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1. destroy, ruin, tear down; eat or drink covetously (Slang). demolish\de*mol"ish\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. demolished ; p. pr. & vb. n. demolishing.] [f. démolir, fr. l. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. see: mole a mound, and finish.] to throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. i expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground.
2. To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand".
3. 1. To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets.
4. If you demolish someone's ideas or arguments, you prove that they are completely wrong or unreasonable. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him.