transitive verb. To tear down or break apart the structure of; raze. synonym: destroy.

transitive verb. To do away with completely; put an end to.

transitive verb. To damage (someone's reputation, for example) severely.

To throw or pull down; destroy the structural character of, as a building or a wall; reduce to ruins.

To destroy in general; put an end to; ruin utterly; lay waste.

Synonyms Raze, Demolish. Raze, to level with the ground; demolish, to destroy by complete separation of parts. A house is razed when it is leveled, even if it largely holds together; it is demolished if torn to pieces, even if some parts of it stand in place.

transitive verb. To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin.

verb. To destroy; to destruct

verb. To utterly defeat

verb. destroy completely

verb. defeat soundly

verb. humiliate or depress completely

"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."

ruin  spoil  

abase  chagrin  destroy  destruct  humble  

Kalisz  Polish  abolish  polish  

annihilate  answer  answer conclusively  argue down  atomize  

demolished  demolishes  demolishing