🏚️raze

verb
/reɪz/

Meaning

To completely destroy or demolish something, especially a building.

Example Sentences

The old factory was razed to make way for new apartments.

Example Expressions

raze to the ground

Synonyms

demolish, destroy, flatten, annihilate

Antonyms

build, construct

Collocations

raze to the ground, raze buildings, raze entire city

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