Today’s “Word of the Day” is “take down” and it is a phrasal verb meaning “kill, defeat (someone); remove, dismantle, demolish (something)“.
Example Sentence: By bombing Hezbollah and taking down its commanders, Israel is trying to change the reality on the ground, but Hezbollah’s continued attacks, which have turned northern Israel into a depopulated furling zone, suggest this approach is not very successful. When Israel began attacking Hamas, it vowed to dismantle the group. Today, even the Israeli Defense Forces doubt whether it can be destroyed.
This word is present in Unending war: On the multi-party war in West Asia and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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