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IELTS word

demolish

/dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/verb

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English definition

to pull down a building

Common phrases / collocations

  1. demolish a building
  2. demolish a wall
  3. partly demolished

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The excavator demolished the old building.

  2. 2.

    The city demolished the unsafe bridge.

  3. 3.

    Workers will demolish the empty factory.

Visual learning

See the meaning

An excavator tears down an old brick building at a controlled site.
to pull down a building
1old structure
2excavator pulls it down
old structure→excavator pulls it down