demolishes
Razes to rubble
Demolishes is the third-person singular of demolish—to tear down or destroy completely.
Buildings are demolished to make way for new construction.
The word extends to thorough destruction of any kind: The report demolishes his credibility.
In casual speech, to demolish food is to devour it eagerly: She demolished an entire pizza.
Destroys completely
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- flattensMakes level or even
- topplesFalls or overthrows
- implodesCollapses violently inward
wrecks · bulldozes · tears down · knocks down · pulverizes · reduces to rubble · guts · obliterates
Compresses with force
- trouncesDefeats overwhelmingly
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- overpowersDefeats through greater strength
routs · vanquishes · annihilates · humiliates · outclasses · thrashes · steamrolls · decimates
Shows to be untrue
- refutesProves something false
- discreditsHarms another's standing
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- dismantlesTakes something apart systematically
explodes · exposes · undermines · punctures · shatters · destroys · overturns · rebuts
Eats greedily and quickly
- polishes offFinishes entirely, quickly
- puts awayReturns something to storage
- scarfsNeck cloth accessories
- gobblesConsumes with haste
consumes · inhales · finishes off · cleans out · dispatches · attacks · makes short work of
razes
Destroys completely
implodes · wrecks · bulldozes · tears down · knocks down · pulverizes · reduces to rubble · guts · obliterates · annihilates
crushes
Compresses with force
- trouncesDefeats overwhelmingly
- overwhelmsConquers by superior force
- dominatesExerts supreme control
overpowers · routs · vanquishes · annihilates · humiliates · outclasses · thrashes · steamrolls · decimates · obliterates
disproves
Shows to be untrue
- refutesProves something false
- discreditsHarms another's standing
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
dismantles · explodes · exposes · undermines · punctures · shatters · destroys · overturns · rebuts · counters
wolfs down
Eats greedily and quickly
- polishes offFinishes entirely, quickly
- puts awayReturns something to storage
- scarfsNeck cloth accessories
gobbles · consumes · inhales · finishes off · cleans out · dispatches · attacks · makes short work of
demolishesbuilds
Creates by assembling parts
constructs · erects · creates · assembles · establishes
demolish, demolished, demolishing, demolisher, demolishers, undemolished