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verb with object

pull or knock down (a building).

…を取り壊す, 破壊する(pull something down); (誤って)〈建物など〉を壊す, 〈車〉を大破させる

comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent):

〈議論･学説など〉を打ち砕く, 覆す

e.g. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.

informal overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team):

｟主に英話｠ (試合で)〈相手〉に圧勝［楽勝］する

e.g. they demolished the Denver Broncos, 55-10.

British humorous eat up (food) quickly:

｟英話｠ (ぺろりと)〈食物〉を平らげる(eat something up).

e.g. we demolished the potato pancakes.

demolisher noun

mid 16th century: from French démoliss-, lengthened stem of démolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- (expressing reversal) + moliri ‘construct’ (from moles ‘mass’).