raze

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To demolish; to level to the ground

The word ‘laconic’ derives from Lakon (“person from Lakonia”) the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When Philip of Macedon threatened them with, “If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground,” the Spartans’ reply was, “If.”.

To scrape as if with a razor
{v} to overthrow, destroy, ruin, efface
{n} a head or whole root of ginger
To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
To erase; to efface; to obliterate
{f} tear down, demolish; scrape off, shave away with a knife
If buildings, villages or towns are razed or razed to the ground, they are completely destroyed. Dozens of villages have been razed Towns such as Mittelwihr and Bennwihr were virtually razed to the ground. to completely destroy a town or building (raser, from radere )
race
razed
torn down and broken up
razed
Slashed or striped in patterns
razed
past of raze
razer
someone who razes
razes
third-person singular of raze
razing
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
razing
complete destruction of a building the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
razing
present participle of raze
razing
complete destruction of a building
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