History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
belittle

to cause (a person, achievement etc) to seem unimportant or of small value

detract

degrade

to cause (a person) to be less moral or less deserving of respect

shame, humiliate

demolish

to pull down (e.g. old buildings)

destroy; consume

destroy

to break (something) to pieces; make (something) useless; put an end to (hopes, a career etc)

demolish, devastate

discredit

the loss of credit or good reputation

blame, detract from

dismantle

to take (a machine etc) to pieces

take apart

disprove

to prove (something) to be wrong or false

prove false

humiliate

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed; lower the dignity or self-respect of (a person)

embarrass, put down

raze

to destroy (towns, buildings) completely, especially by making them level with the ground

flatten, knock down; wipe out

refute

to prove (a person, statement, opinion etc) to be wrong or mistaken

prove false; discredit

unbuilt

not (yet) built

flatten, knock down; wipe out

vilify

to say evil things about (a person)

criticize very harshly

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