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destroy vs demolish

demolish vs destroy

destroy and demolish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
demolish No No Yes No
As verbs, destroy and demolish are synonyms defined as:
  • destroy and demolish: defeat soundly and humiliatingly
As verbs, demolish is a hyponym of destroy; that is, demolish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • demolish: destroy completely
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, pulverise, pulverize, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) demolish (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly defeat soundly and humiliatingly
destroy completely; damage irreparably eat up completely, as with great appetite
put (an animal) to death destroy completely
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of ruin or destroy
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