raze

Definition

  • verb: to destroy (something, such as a building) completely
  • verb: to scrape, cut, or shave off
  • often used as '(be) razed'
  • synonyms: demolish, erase, destroy

Examples

  • The old factory 'was razed' to make room for a parking lot.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) shall reach against all odds. "And see the world in endless sleep... "the evil soul, cursed blade shall reap. "A single choice shall end his days... "Olympus to preserve or raze." And that is "raze" with a as in "destroy." l asked. Is there any chance, any chance at all... (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters