Raze
To destroy completely; to demolish or level to the ground.
verbRaze
To destroy completely; to demolish or level to the ground.
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Imagine This
Imagine a crumbling old theater in a town square. Bulldozers roll in, their blades gnashing through brick and timber until the structure is razed, leaving a flat, empty lot.
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Sounds Like
reΙͺz
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Looks Like
Looks like 'raise' (same pronunciation).
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Remember This
Raze and raise are commonly confused; raze means destroy, raise means lift or build up. Both are pronounced the same.
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Other Forms
razedadjective
razedverb
razingnoun
razingverb
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Connect With
demolish, destroy, flatten, level, pull down; common confusion with raise
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Note
Use raze when you mean destruction. The noun form is the razing of something; you can say 'to raze a building' or 'the razing of the building.'