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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fedlimid	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Odette	o-DET	French
Natalia	[nə'tæljə]
Josef	YO-zef (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Wilhelm	VIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)	German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Dietlinde	deet-LIN-də	German