Definition of "demolish" []

• To tear down completely; raze. (verb-transitive)
• To do away with completely; put an end to. (verb-transitive)
• To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely. See Synonyms at ruin. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Would destroy - as in demolish and concrete over - communities that have developed over centuries and vast swathes of unspoilt countryside and ancient woodlands and prime farmland."
• "Blendtec - a company that manufactures blenders and produces a series called demolish the iPad a few months back, which must have gone straight to the heart of a goodly number of Apple fanboys and girls."
• "To "demolish" Behe's review of the malaria evidence, one would need to show evolution's ability to do much more with malaria than blow up bridges to foil adversarial attacks."