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demolished

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈmɑɫɪʃt// UK //dɪmˈɒlɪʃt// de·mol·ished

v. to knock down a building completely so that it no longer stands. You use this when a structure is destroyed by force or demolition work.

v. to destroy a building or structure entirely, typically by knocking it down. Transitive; takes a direct object.


SIMPLE

They demolished the old factory last year.

CONTEXTUAL

The city council demolished the unsafe bridge to make way for a new pedestrian walkway.

COMPLEX

The historic district was demolished to accommodate the sprawling commercial complex, erasing decades of architectural heritage in a single construction season.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.

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