raze

[US]/reɪz/
[UK]/reɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. destruir; eliminar; nivelar al suelo; demoler
Word Forms
Pasadorazed
Tercera persona singularrazes
Gerundiorazing
Participio pasadorazed

Phrases & Collocations

raze the building

demoler el edificio

Example Sentences

raze sth. from the mind

borrar algo de la mente

The city was razed by the earthqake.

La ciudad fue arrasada por el terremoto.

Fire razed the building to the ground.

El fuego redujo el edificio a cenizas.

villages were razed to the ground .

Los pueblos fueron arrasados.

Many villages were razed to the ground.

Muchos pueblos fueron arrasados.

The old school was razed to ground, and a new one was built.

La vieja escuela fue derribada y se construyó una nueva.

The conquerors tried to raze the very name of the people's national hero from their memories.

Los conquistadores intentaron borrar del recuerdo el nombre del héroe nacional del pueblo.

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