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
Lennie	LEN-ee	English
Floriana	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Shyamal	-	Bengali
Lenore	[lə'nɔ:]
Zsuzsi	-	Hungarian
Ephesius	-	Late Roman