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razed

/reɪzd/

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razed

Past Simple

razed

Past Simple

razed

Past Participle

razing

Gerund

/reɪz/

Translations

The invading army planned to raze the village to the ground.

Вторгшаяся армия планировала разрушить деревню до основания.

The city decided to raze the old building to make way for a new park.

Город решил снести старое здание, чтобы освободить место для нового парка.

Additional translations

Definitions

To completely destroy a building, town, or other site.

The old factory was razed to make way for a new shopping center.

(archaic) To erase or obliterate written or inscribed marks.

The scribe carefully razed the incorrect word from the vellum.

Synonyms

wipe out

tear down

Antonyms

razenoun

Definitions

(archaic) A slight scratch, mark, or act of erasure made by scraping.

A barely visible raze on the tablet showed where the earlier inscription had been.