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Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d['e]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p.
p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work,
construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a
mound, and {Finish}.]
To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to
pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a
wall.

I expected the fabric of my book would long since have
been demolished, and laid even with the ground.
--Tillotson.

Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle},
{Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood
upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are
scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or
structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its
covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its
bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down
smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is
overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city
is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument,
the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real
or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be
dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render
it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of
punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of
vengeance.

"We will continue to demolish houses until we are satisfied (the ones remaining) are safe to live in," he said.
"They've decided to demolish both facilities," a military spokesman said by telephone from underground shelters at the Defense Ministry.
The aim is to cut inflation and "demolish the monopolies," says Mr. Konte of the National Bank.
Coverage would provide funds to either relocate or demolish the structure in imminent danger.
GM said it is planning to demolish all but one of the buildings in the assembly complex and then sell the 61-acre site.
Belgium plans to demolish the European Community Commission's headquarters in Brussels and replace it with a 20-story building to cost as much as 30 billion Belgian francs ($852.9 million).
When it bought the Alzaga Unzue Palace in downtown Buenos Aires several years ago, the Hyatt corporation reportedly intended to demolish the 76-year-old mansion.
Contractors refuse to demolish the structure since workers would need to take special precautions, and the hazardous materials can't be disposed of in the county landfill.
"For us to just demolish it and throw it away would cost $2,000. Before I do that, I should see if it will work out for someone else," Stirling said.
A property developer who wants to demolish a building has to prove to the mayor's officethat it is not of historical significance. 12.00 am The terraced houses give way to the Imperial grandeur of museums and parks.
Singhal said last week his group would not try to demolish the mosque but wanted to remove it "intact and honorably" from the site.
There is rumor in Congress that a plan sponsored by Sen. Claiborne Pell, Democratic chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, might seek to drastically restructure, and perhaps even demolish, the United States Information Agency.
Chandra Shekhar said he would hold talks with the Hindu World Council to stop its campaign to demolish the mosque in the holy Hindu city of Ayodhya, 310 miles east of New Delhi.
"I just want to completely demolish the prostitution out of this neighborhood," Chaunta said recently on the porch of her family's tidy home on a street of debris-strewn lots and abandoned cars.
The Arba Group of Los Angeles plans to demolish the car wash to make way for a two-story, $15 million shopping center.
Dozens of television and print reporters tagged along as Broward Sheriff's deputies busted 107 drug suspects and swung sledgehammers to demolish five abandoned houses frequented by crack dealers.
It also said troops often arrest Palestinians without warrants and demolish houses of people suspected, but not convicted, of anti-Israeli violence.
The cabinet, meeting in secret session, voted to expel Arabs deemed to have encouraged attacks and demolish their homes, and further restrict entry to Israel of Arabs from the occupied territories.
Ceausescu plans to demolish thousands of villages, as well as historic churches and old cemeteries, to create an ideal communist state of industrial centers and gain more farmland for use by state-owned collective farms.
Mr. Yeltsin will find it easier to open these granaries, and thereby demolish a vital part of the war machine, if the grain actually is needed.
It seems they want to use it to demolish vital utilities as well," the source said.
Activists say the government wants to demolish Oukasie because whites in the town of Brits say the township is too close.

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