demolish
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
destroy completely
the wrecking ball demolished the building
Types & categories
- destroy hypernym
Related & opposite
- tearing down derivation
- pulverization derivation
- demolition derivation
- wipeout derivation
Sense 2 verb
humiliate or depress completely
She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
Types & categories
- chagrin hypernym
Related & opposite
- demolition derivation
Sense 3 verb
defeat soundly
The home team demolished the visitors
Types & categories
- defeat hypernym
- smash hyponym
- swallow hyponym
- cut to ribbons hyponym
Related & opposite
- demolition derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tearing down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pulverization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demolition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wipeout |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | destroy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demolition |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | chagrin |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | demolition |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | defeat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smash |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | swallow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut to ribbons |