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How to pronounce raze in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dismantle, level, pull down, rase, take down, tear down
Type of destroy, destruct
Has types bulldoze
Derivation razing

Examples of raze

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It is the size of a skyscraper and it's big enough to raze a city to the ground.
From the newscientist.com
Los Angeles is no longer a young city quick to raze its architectural treasures.
From the latimes.com
Not so long ago loggers would raze entire valleys without a care for the damage.
From the guardian.co.uk
And even if it was, what will we do after there's no more land left to raze down?
From the guardian.co.uk
Champion intends to raze the two vacant low-rise apartment buildings on Selma.
From the latimes.com
If the deal is not approved, the forest preserve district plans to raze the house.
From the dailyherald.com
It's much cheaper to raze suburbia and tell people town or country, make a choice.
From the economist.com
Officials weren't sure if they should remodel or raze the building for a new church.
From the dailyherald.com
One interested buyer, he says, wanted to raze the property and develop it.
From the online.wsj.com
More examples
  • Level: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
  • (razed) demolished: torn down and broken up
  • (razing) the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
  • (razing) complete destruction of a building
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