The old building was razed to make way for a new development.
旧建筑被夷平,为新开发让路。
In the aftermath of the hurricane, the small village was completely razed. What is the synonym of “raze”?
B — demolish. “raze” means v. To demolish; destroy
The city planned to ______ the crumbling old stadium and build a green park.
A — raze. “raze” means v. To demolish; destroy
raze — v. To demolish; destroy. In Chinese: 彻底摧毁,夷平.
raze is pronounced /reɪz/. It breaks into 1 syllable: raze.
The old building was razed to make way for a new development. (旧建筑被夷平,为新开发让路。)
demolish, destroy, flatten — all close in meaning to raze (v. To demolish; destroy).
Yes. raze appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
raze (scrape, Latin radere) → level to the ground, completely destroy.