verb
- completely destroyed or demolished (a building or structure)
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘raze’
Examples
- The old factory was razed to make room for a shopping center.
- After the fire, the damaged building had to be razed for safety reasons.
- The entire block was razed during urban renewal in the 1960s.
- They razed the historic theater despite protests from preservationists.
- The condemned houses were razed by the city last month.
- Developers razed the warehouse to build luxury condominiums.