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demolish

/dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/ /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/
verb Regular verbdemolish demolished
  1. 1 yıkmak
  2. 2 (bir görüşü, iddiayı) çürütmek, yerle bir etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To destroy a building or structure completely.
  2. To show that an idea, argument or story is completely wrong.

Example Sentences

  1. They demolished the old house and built a block of flats.
    Eski evi yıkıp yerine bir apartman yaptılar.
  2. The building will be demolished next month.
    Bina gelecek ay yıkılacak.
  3. The lawyer demolished the witness's story in minutes.
    Avukat tanığın anlattıklarını dakikalar içinde çürüttü.
  4. Her essay demolished the old theory point by point.
    Makalesi eski kuramı madde madde çürüttü.

Verb Forms Regular

Base demolish
/dɪˈmɑlɪʃ/
Past demolished
/dɪˈmɑlɪʃt/
Participle demolished
/dɪˈmɑlɪʃt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑eddemolish → demolished

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /ʃ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. demolished /dɪˈmɑlɪʃt/

Synonyms

destroytear downknock downrazewreckflatten

Antonyms

buildconstructerect

Collocations

demolish a buildingdemolish a housedemolish completelydemolish the structuredemolish the wall

Related Words

buildingstructureconstructionwreckingsiteruin