Terrace (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• The architects terraced the vacation home with an expansive outdoor space.
• They carefully terraced the old mansion with a newly designed patio area.
• The contractor terraced the backyard to create a private dining area.
• We terraced the family cottage to enjoy beautiful ocean views.
• The homeowners terraced the roof of their urban penthouse apartment.

Synonyms

• Terrasse

Hypernyms

• Render
• Provide
• Furnish

Related Words

• Terrace (noun)

Meaning ²

Make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The ancient civilization carefully terraced the hillsides to create arable land for their crops.
• The topography of the area made it necessary to terrace the land before any agriculture could be practiced.
• Local farmers learned to terrace the slopes to minimize soil erosion and grow more food.
• The Inca engineers were known to terrace steep mountain areas into productive agricultural land.
• To increase crop yields, early settlers terraced the rugged terrain along the river.

Hypernyms

• Form

Related Words

• Terrace (noun)