raze (Meaning)
raze (v)
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
raze (n.)
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
raze (v. t.)
To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
Synonyms & Antonyms of raze
Synonyms:
- pull down
- extinguish
- cream
- vaporize
- nuke
- damage
- overcome
- pulverize
- ravage
- dismantle
- waste
- kill
- tear down
- annihilate
- mar
- cripple
- erode
- desolate
- decimate
Antonyms:
- fix
- put up
- protect
- invent
- make
- preserve
- form
- revamp
- found
- protect
- assemble
- manufacture
- rear
- mend
- produce
- organize
- organize
- fabricate
- make
- found
- constitute
- revamp
- constitute
- produce
- form
- establish
- patch
- fix
- put up
- patch
- shape
- recondition
- save
- forge
- manufacture
- save
- establish
- shape
- fabricate
- recondition
- mend
- assemble
- preserve
- rear
- forge
- invent
Synonyms:
- disintegrate
- lick
- drub
- stamp (out)
- trim
- impair
- blow up
- unmake
- expunge
- wear (away)
- best
- prevail (over)
- master
- scour
- blast
- remove
- deteriorate
- subdue
- fell
- deface
- exterminate
- wrack
- whip
- conquer
- blot out
- do in
- break
- wash out
- injure
- plunder
- wipe out
- cut down
- vandalize
- dilapidate
- assassinate
- slaughter
- mangle
- loot
- spoil
- rub out
- rout
- surmount
- overmatch
- trounce
- defeat
- pillage
- vitiate
- take down
- thrash
- despoil
- gut
- scotch
- disfigure
- harm
- crush
- dissolve
- overbear
- dynamite
- murder
- unbuild
- win (against)
- disassemble
- efface
- obliterate
- mutilate
- trample
- beat
- execute
- liquidate
- extirpate
- triumph (over)
- massacre
- butcher
- havoc
- sweep (away)
- clobber
- eradicate
- sack
- slay
- undo
- total
Antonyms:
raze Sentence Examples
- The ancient city was razed to the ground by invading armies.
- The earthquake's tremors razed entire neighborhoods, leaving only piles of rubble.
- The wildfire razed the forest, consuming countless acres of trees and vegetation.
- The logging company razed the old-growth forest, leaving behind a barren landscape.
- The developers razed the historic building to make way for a new skyscraper.
- The hurricane's winds razed homes and businesses, leaving a trail of destruction.
- The volcanic eruption razed the nearby village, covering it in thick layers of ash.
- The fire razed the barn, destroying both the structure and the livestock within.
- The tornado razed the town, leaving behind only twisted metal and shattered homes.
- The lightning strike razed the ancient oak tree, reducing it to charred remains.
FAQs About the word raze
tear down so as to make flat with the groundA Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root., To erase; to efface; to obliterate., To
ruin, smash, destroy, devastate, wreck,demolish, shatter, pull down, extinguish, cream
set up, create, construct, repair, raise, erect, erect, set up, repair, raise
The ancient city was razed to the ground by invading armies.
The earthquake's tremors razed entire neighborhoods, leaving only piles of rubble.
The wildfire razed the forest, consuming countless acres of trees and vegetation.
The logging company razed the old-growth forest, leaving behind a barren landscape.
