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
Alfy
Laila (1)	LAY-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)	Arabic, English
Willy	WIL-ee (English), VI-lee (German), WIL-lee (Dutch), VIL-lee (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
BoŽA	-	Serbian
Moon	[mu:n]
Svend	SVEN (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian