Raze
verb
To completely destroy a building or other site.
The old factory was razed to make way for a new shopping mall.
Often appears as...
- raze to the ground
- raze buildings
verb
To completely destroy a building or other site.
The old factory was razed to make way for a new shopping mall.
Often appears as...
- raze to the ground
- raze buildings
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Total Destruction
The word 'raze' implies total not partial destruction, leaving no structure standing.
After the fire, the historic building was razed, leaving an empty lot.
Pro Tip 2/3Origin Purpose
'Raze' often suggests destruction with a future purpose, such as new construction or removing hazards.
The abandoned housing complex was razed to build a community park.
Pro Tip 3/3War and Conflict
In historical or military contexts, 'raze' can imply destruction due to conflict or war.
Centuries ago, the invading army razed the fortress to assert dominance.
Pro Tip 1/3Total Destruction
The word 'raze' implies total not partial destruction, leaving no structure standing.
After the fire, the historic building was razed, leaving an empty lot.
Pro Tip 2/3Origin Purpose
'Raze' often suggests destruction with a future purpose, such as new construction or removing hazards.
The abandoned housing complex was razed to build a community park.
Pro Tip 3/3War and Conflict
In historical or military contexts, 'raze' can imply destruction due to conflict or war.
Centuries ago, the invading army razed the fortress to assert dominance.
Pro Tip 1/3Total Destruction
The word 'raze' implies total not partial destruction, leaving no structure standing.
After the fire, the historic building was razed, leaving an empty lot.
Pro Tip 2/3Origin Purpose
'Raze' often suggests destruction with a future purpose, such as new construction or removing hazards.
The abandoned housing complex was razed to build a community park.
Pro Tip 3/3War and Conflict
In historical or military contexts, 'raze' can imply destruction due to conflict or war.
Centuries ago, the invading army razed the fortress to assert dominance.
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Video examples
Greening the ghetto -...
the South Bronx which lies in between did not stand a chance residents were often given less than a month's notice before their buildings were razed 600,000 people were displaced the common perception was that all a pimps and pushers and prostitutes were from the South Bronx and if you are told from your earliest days that nothing
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Philip Rosedale: Second...
-- which is really a small amount of time, even in Second Life time -- I remember the users, the people who were then using Second Life, the residents came to me and said, we want to buy the disco -- because I had built it -- we want to buy that land and raze it
Video examples
Greening the ghetto -...
the South Bronx which lies in between did not stand a chance residents were often given less than a month's notice before their buildings were razed 600,000 people were displaced the common perception was that all a pimps and pushers and prostitutes were from the South Bronx and if you are told from your earliest days that nothing
Video examples
Philip Rosedale: Second...
-- which is really a small amount of time, even in Second Life time -- I remember the users, the people who were then using Second Life, the residents came to me and said, we want to buy the disco -- because I had built it -- we want to buy that land and raze it
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Quote examples
Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
The recession of the late 1980s was a very visible humiliation. Cities across Britain had become the victims of botched battlefield surgery - surgery that involved the ripping up of factories, the flattening of buildings, and the razing of the Victorian heritage of heavy labour.
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Monty Williams
American Coach
It is time to raze the institutional foundations of racism and segregation within politics, law enforcement and society at large.
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Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
You can raze the old buildings and erect magnificent corporate towers, hose down Port Authority, but you can't change people.
Quote examples
Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
The recession of the late 1980s was a very visible humiliation. Cities across Britain had become the victims of botched battlefield surgery - surgery that involved the ripping up of factories, the flattening of buildings, and the razing of the Victorian heritage of heavy labour.
Quote examples
Monty Williams
American Coach
It is time to raze the institutional foundations of racism and segregation within politics, law enforcement and society at large.
Quote examples
Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
You can raze the old buildings and erect magnificent corporate towers, hose down Port Authority, but you can't change people.
Example 1 of 3
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