raze

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

Translation

vt. destruir; eliminar; nivelar ao chão; demolir
Word Forms
Passado simplesrazed
Terceira pessoa do singularrazes
Gerúndiorazing
Particípio passadorazed

Phrases & Collocations

raze the building

derrubar o prédio

Example Sentences

raze sth. from the mind

apagar algo da mente

The city was razed by the earthqake.

A cidade foi arrasada pelo terremoto.

Fire razed the building to the ground.

O fogo destruiu o prédio até o chão.

villages were razed to the ground .

vilas foram arrasadas até o chão.

Many villages were razed to the ground.

Muitas vilas foram arrasadas até o chão.

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

A antiga escola foi arrasada até o chão e uma nova foi construída.

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

Os conquistadores tentaram apagar do povo a memória do nome de seu herói nacional.

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