Raze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈeɪz/.

Examples

The building was levelled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull down level tear down dismantle take down rase

Antonyms

raise

Parts of Speech

verb	tear down so as to make flat with the ground “The building was levelled”

Word Forms

level	noun	a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
razing	noun	the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schleifen

abreißen, so dass es eben mit dem Boden abschließt

🇫🇷French

raser

démolir pour aplatir le sol

🇪🇸Spanish

arrasar

derribar para que quede plano con el suelo

🇮🇹Italian

radere al suolo

abbattere in modo da appiattirlo con il terreno

🇳🇱Dutch

razen

afbreken zodat het vlak wordt met de grond

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrasar

derrubar para ficar plano com o chão

🇷🇺Russian

сровнять с землей

снести так, чтобы вровень с землей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढाना

फाड़ दो ताकि ज़मीन के साथ समतल हो जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

মাটির সাথে সমতল করতে যাতে নিচে ছিঁড়ে ফেলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அழி

தரையுடன் தட்டையாக இருக்கும்படி இடித்துவிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వంసం

నేలతో చదును చేసేలా కూల్చివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पाडणे

जमिनीसह सपाट करण्यासाठी खाली फाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોડવું

જમીન સાથે સપાટ બનાવવા માટે નીચે તોડી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವಂಸಮಾಡು

ನೆಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮತಟ್ಟಾಗುವಂತೆ ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊളിക്കുക

നിലത്തു പരത്തേണ്ടതിന്നു പൊളിച്ചുകളയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਾਹ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਤਲ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਥੱਲੇ ਪਾੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرانا

زمین کے ساتھ فلیٹ بنانے کے طور پر نیچے آنسو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夷

拆下来，使其与地面齐平

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊する

地面と平らになるように取り壊す

🇰🇷Korean

파괴하다

땅과 수평이 되도록 헐어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

san bằng

xé nát để làm phẳng với mặt đất

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายล้าง

รื้อลงให้ราบกับพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

meruntuhkan

dirobohkan hingga rata dengan tanah

🇵🇭Filipino

bagsakan

sirain upang maging patag sa lupa

🇲🇾Malay

memusnahkan

meruntuhkan sehingga rata dengan tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدم

هدم حتى تصبح مسطحة مع الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

با خاک یکسان کردن

بشکنید تا با زمین صاف شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yerle bir etmek

zeminle düzleşecek şekilde yırtın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהֲרוֹס עַד הַיְסוֹד

להרוס כדי להיות שטוח עם הקרקע

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The primary meaning of 'raze' is 'tear down so as to make flat with the ground'.

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