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raze

🇬🇧 UK/reiz/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To completely demolish a building or structure to the ground

夷平,彻底摧毁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
razscrape, scratch, shave
+
esuffix
=raze

Common Collocations

  • 1.raze to the ground夷为平地
  • 2.raze a building拆除建筑
  • 3.[raze a village]摧毁村庄
  • 4.completely razed被彻底摧毁

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The city council voted to raze the abandoned factory and build a park in its place.

  • 2.

    The entire village was razed to the ground during the conflict, leaving nothing standing.

  • 3.

    Developers plan to raze the old warehouse district to make way for luxury apartments.

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