Definitions

raze

[reyz] / reɪz /

VERB

flatten, knock down; wipe out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulldoze demolish destroy dynamite erase extinguish obliterate overthrow scatter smash topple wipe out wreck

STRONG

batter bomb capsize crash decimate delete efface expunge extirpate fell level overturn reduce remove ruin spill subvert total undo unmake upset wrack zap

WEAK

blow down break down cast down mow down pull down rub out scratch out strike out tear down tear up throw down unbuild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create fix repair restore

STRONG

grow place raise win

Example Sentences

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The more than 200 nominees enjoyed a buzzy afternoon, all the more energetic after last year's lunch was canceled as huge fires razed whole communities around Los Angeles.

From Barron's

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster.

From Barron's

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.

From Barron's

In 2016, Philadelphia razed another skateboard Mecca, known as Love Park.

From The Wall Street Journal

Less than a year after watching flames raze his home in the Altadena foothills, Ted Koerner has moved into a brand new house, one of the first to rebuild in this Los Angeles suburb.

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