Raze (Verb)
Meaning
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The historic theatre is set to be razed to make way for a new shopping center.
- A wrecking ball will be used to raze the abandoned factory on the outskirts of town.
- The old diner was razed last week after being condemned by the city council.
- After years of neglect, the dilapidated mansion was finally razed and replaced with a modern development.
- Demolition crews are working to raze the earthquake-damaged apartment building.