raze
verb (used with object)
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
razed
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past participleof raze.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof raze.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
razeverb (used with object)to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
Example Sentences
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Before the home was fully razed, Franklin snapped up the land on which it sat for $6 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s a different story around the corner, where residents of Imperial Avalon Mobile Estates got word in 2019 that their park would be sold, razed and developed into apartments and shops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The BBC's Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and "a sea of black" in the village of Bédar, in southern Spain's Almería province.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
When he finally relents, she discovers that the invading Nazi army has razed her shtetl and that its inhabitants, including her parents, are gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In the last photograph, a bulldozer razed the dirt to even the terrain, flattening the landscape like a popped bubble.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
