Main Entry: de·mol·ish

Pronunciation: \di-ˈmä-lish\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French demoliss-, stem of demolir, from Latin demoliri, from de- + moliri to construct, from moles mass — more at mole

Date: 1570

1 a : tear down, raze b : to break to pieces : smash
2 a : to do away with : destroy b : to strip of any pretense of merit or credence

— de·mol·ish·er noun

— de·mol·ish·ment \-lish-mənt\ noun