Demolish vs Destructive - What's the difference?
demolish | destructive |
To destroy; to destruct.
(figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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Causing destruction; damaging.
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Causing breakdown or disassembly.
As a verb demolish
is to destroy; to destruct.As an adjective destructive is
causing destruction; damaging.demolish
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Verb
(es)- They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
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Synonyms
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*destructive
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Adjective
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- Catabolism is a destructive metabolism which involves the break down of molecules and release of energy.