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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 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
- ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of raze1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of raze1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
O’Mara sees those beliefs very much in evidence at Musk’s fancifully named Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and his wrecking-ball efforts to raze huge swaths of the federal government in a single, unfettered swoop.
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