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
Fedlimid-Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Odetteo-DETFrench
Natalia[nə'tæljə]
JosefYO-zef (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech
WilhelmVIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Dietlindedeet-LIN-dəGerman