demolish in WordNet English dictionary

1. humiliate or depress completely
   "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
   crush  smash  demolish 
   
2. defeat soundly
   "The home team demolished the visitors"
   demolish  destroy 
   
3. destroy completely
   "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
   demolish  pulverize  pulverise