"demolish" in the verb sense
1. demolish, pulverize, pulverise
destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building"
2. demolish
ruin or destroy
"his book demolishes an old myth"
"demolished my reputation"
"the professor demolished the student's argument"
3. devour, demolish, down, consume, go through
eat up completely, as with great appetite
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
4. demolish, destroy
defeat soundly and humiliatingly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
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