raze

[US]/reɪz/
[UK]/reɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. destroy; eliminate; level to the ground; demolish

Phrases & Collocations

raze the building

Example Sentences

raze sth. from the mind

The city was razed by the earthqake.

Fire razed the building to the ground.

villages were razed to the ground .

Many villages were razed to the ground.

The old school was razed to ground, and a new one was built.

The conquerors tried to raze the very name of the people's national hero from their memories.

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