raze

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

Translation

vt. förstöra; eliminera; jämna med marken; riva
Word Forms
Past Tenserazed
Third Person Singularrazes
Present Participlerazing
Past Participlerazed

Phrases & Collocations

raze the building

riv byggnaden

Example Sentences

raze sth. from the mind

ta bort något från sinnet

The city was razed by the earthqake.

Staden jämnades med marken av jordbävningen.

Fire razed the building to the ground.

Elden jämnade byggnaden med marken.

villages were razed to the ground .

Byarna jämnades med marken.

Many villages were razed to the ground.

Många byar jämnades med marken.

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

Den gamla skolan jämnades med marken, och en ny byggdes.

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

Erövrarna försökte utplåna folks minne av landets nationalhjälte.

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