raze to the ground



raze something to the ground

to tear down something, usually a building, to ground level. The council decided to raze the old city hall to the ground. This building is to be razed to the ground.
See also: ground

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odell[əu'del]
TawnieTAW-neeEnglish (Rare)
Sarangerelsah-RAHN-ge-relMongolian
Abdullah‘ahb-DAH:L-lah (Arabic), ‘ahb-DOOL-lah (Arabic), ahb-dool-LAH (Turkish)Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian
Itsukiee-tsoo-keeJapanese
Ulderico-Italian