razing
present participle ofraze
raze
verb[T]
uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/tocompletelydestroyacity,building, etc.:
Thetownwas razedto thegroundin thebombingraid- not abuildingwasleftstanding.
Synonyms
destroy
level
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear
- wipe
Examplesofrazing
razing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
This is a relative notion, however, as there is no solid evidence to suggest that houses were radically destroyed upon abandonment by burning orrazingthem to the ground.
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Drought and grazingpatch dynamics under different grazing management.
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That community has been struggling to survive decades of depopulation and therazingof homes to make way for offices.
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Surely nothing can be gained fromrazing44 schools to the ground.
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Half the farm buildings in this country needrazingto the ground, but that cannot be done unless more money is left in the industry to rebuild them.
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Speculation brings about therazingof houses, the driving away of residents, and the boarding up of sites held by property companies awaiting an even more profitable price bonanza.
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The society rose to national attention because of a court judgment that deemed construction beyond five floors illegal and called forrazingit down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He continues moving inland,razingthe base to the ground, and sends the tank armory up in flames.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The initial cost of acquiring the space,razingsome of the existing buildings and constructing new buildings was estimated at $250 million.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although she is not averse torazingthe occasional village, her true schemes are subtle and hard to detect.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of these buildings were completely destroyed and others were so severely damaged to requirerazing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Therazingof the park's remains was to commence almost immediately after the higher court's ruling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Razinghills in the neighbourhood for soil to reclaim the fields could lead to biodiversity loss and water shortage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This allowed the railway to run straight through the heart of a major midwestern city withoutrazinga single home.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shortly thereafter, he beganrazingthe old fortifications, preserving some of the ramparts near the city center and using parts of the wall for causeways.
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- eat-into-sth
- eat like a bird
- eat-like-a-bird
- eat like a horse
- eat-like-a-horse
- eat-lunch
- eat out
- eat-out
- eat-out-of-house-and-home
- eats
- eat sb alive
- eat-sb-alive
- eat sb for breakfast
- eat-sb-for-breakfast
- eat sb out of house and home
- eat-sb-out-of-house-and-home
- eat-sleep-and-breathe
- eat, sleep, and breathe something
- eat someone alive
- eat someone for breakfast
- eat someone out of house and home
- eat someone's lunch
- eat (something) up
- eat (sth) up
- eat-sth-up