raze
IPA: rˈeɪz
noun
- A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.
- Obsolete spelling of race (rhizome of ginger). [A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.]
verb
- (transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
- (transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate.
- (transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.
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Examples of "raze" in Sentences
- We will not raze pool to the ground.
- The village was razed due to nuclear bomb.
- The eastern half of the structure was razed.
- Hampton apartments is being razed by the bomb.
- Mosque agrees to raze minaret in way of bridge.
- Burned building in Nashua is to be razed and rebuilt.
- 5000 sq ft construction razed in Dhayari despite opposition.
- Saudi Arabia razed Prophet Mohammed's tomb to build larger mosque.
- Samana town was razed to the ground to avenge the past atrocities of Muslims.