raze
verb (used with object)
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
will raze
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future tenseof raze.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The likelihood that the developer will raze the historic building has divided the congregation and prompted an outcry from neighbors and preservationists.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
When this season ends, the Astros will raze the hill, bring the fence in to 409 feet and build out new amenities.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2016
As part of a 50 million pound regeneration of East London, officials will raze the urban sculpture at the Silicon Roundabout and replace it with “Europe’s largest indoor civic space.”
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2013
Reynard receives this emissary most courteously, and, on hearing the king will raze his fortress if he does not obey, sets out for court.
From The Book of the Epic by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber
Teach children to work, play, laugh, fletcherize, study, think, and yet again, work, and we will raze every prison.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Elbert Hubbard
