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Condemn vs Demolish - What's the difference?

condemn | demolish |

As verbs the difference between condemn and demolish

is that condemn is to confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon while demolish is to destroy; to destruct.

condemn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To confer some sort of eternal divine punishment upon.
  • To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
    • The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
  • To scold sharply; to excoriate the perpetrators of.
    • The president condemns the terrorist.
    The president condemns the terrorist attacks.
  • To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
  • To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain
  • To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
  • (legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.

    • Synonyms

    * damn * (to pronounce guilty) convict

    Antonyms

    * save * (to pronounce guilty) acquit

    Related terms

    * condemnable * condemnation

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    demolish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To destroy; to destruct.
    • They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
  • (figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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