The meaning of Raze

Raze – definition

verb
Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).
Usage examples:
Villages were razed to the ground
Synonims:
Destroy Demolish Raze to the ground Tear down Pull down Knock down Knock to pieces Level Flatten Bulldoze Fell Wipe out Lay waste Ruin Wreck

verb
To destroy a building, structure, etc. completely
Usage examples:
Developers razed the old buildings on the site to make way for new construction.

Raze translation into English

Raze: translate from English into Chinese

夷, 抹去, 隳, 残, 削去

Raze: translate from English into Dutch

De grond gelijk maken, Slechten, Uitkrabben, Uitwissen, Schaven, Doorhalen

Raze: translate from English into French

Raser, Se raser, Abattre à ras de terre

Raze: translate from English into German

Schleifen, Zerstören

Raze: translate from English into Hindi

ढाना, उखेड़ना, मलियामेट करना, फाड़ना, नोच डालना, नोचना, तोड़ना, भूमिसात करना, खुरचना, खींच निकालना, मिटाना, चुनना, नष्ट करना, ढहाना, धराशायी करना, भूमिसात्‌ करना

Raze: translate from English into Italian

Radere al suolo, Radere, Distruggere, Abbattere, Spianare

Raze: translate from English into Korean

완전히 파괴하다, 도시를 완전히 파괴하다, 건물을 완전히 파괴하다

Raze: translate from English into Russian

Снести, Сровнять с землей, Сносить, Стирать, Слегка задевать, Разрушать до основания, Вычеркивать, Изглаживать, Скользить по поверхности, Слегка касаться, Дергать

Raze: translate from English into Spanish

Arrasar, Asolar

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘scratch, incise’): from Old French raser ‘shave closely’, from Latin ras- ‘scraped’, from the verb radere .

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Raze – similar words

razee

noun
A vessel (especially a warship) reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck or decks.

noun
In extended use.

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razed

verb
Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).
Usage examples:
Villages were razed to the ground

verb
Past simple and past participle of raze
Usage examples:
The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.

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Raze synonims

bulldoze

verb
Clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer.
Usage examples:
Developers are bulldozing the site

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demolish

verb
Pull or knock down (a building).
Usage examples:
The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb
To completely destroy buildings or other structures
Usage examples:
Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

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destroy

verb
End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
Usage examples:
The room had been destroyed by fire

verb
To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists
Usage examples:
You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

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fell

verb
Past of fall.

noun
An amount of timber cut.

noun
A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern england.
Usage examples:
Cross fell

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flatten

verb
Make or become flat or flatter.
Usage examples:
Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb
Make flat or flatter

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knock down

idiom
Cause to come or go down

phrasal verb
Demolish a building or other structure.
Usage examples:
The closely packed houses were knocked down

phrasal verb
(especially of a vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground.
Usage examples:
I was nearly knocked down by a bus

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level

noun
A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.
Usage examples:
The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective
Having a flat, horizontal surface.
Usage examples:
We had reached level ground

verb
Give a flat and even surface to.
Usage examples:
Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

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pull down

idiom
Cause to come or go down

phrasal verb
Demolish a building.
Usage examples:
The house was pulled down and the site redeveloped

phrasal verb
Earn a specified sum of money.
Usage examples:
He was pulling down sixty grand a year

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ruin

noun
The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
Usage examples:
A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb
Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb
To spoil or destroy something
Usage examples:
It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

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wreck

noun
The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.
Usage examples:
The survivors of the wreck

verb
Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
Usage examples:
The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb
Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

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