demolish

Significado (Inglês)

1. To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
2. To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
3. To devour; to eat up

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“I tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”).

Frases

So there was no pressure to demolish old buildings to put new ones at their place .

Portanto, não havia pressão para demolir edifícios antigos para colocar novos em seu lugar.