Advertisement
Advertisement
raze
[ reyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
to raze a row of old buildings.
- to shave or scrape off.
raze
/ ɪ /
verb
- to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground )
- to delete; erase
- archaic.to graze
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of raze1
Word History and Origins
Origin of raze1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Nearly 850 years after it was razed to the ground with its resident monks killed, the secrets of Erenagh may have been brought to the surface.
A derelict housing estate dubbed "Scotland's Chernobyl" for its eerie ghost-town like appearance is finally about to be razed to the ground.
Many of the structures around it, meanwhile, were razed.
They had toiled for long hours as the two fires razed entire communities, burning homes, cars, businesses, and a still unknown list of chemicals and metals.
Maybe it appears on an empty lot in the neighborhood, or on the razed site of a treasured eatery that just closed its doors after 30 years.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse