单词	raze
释义	razeraze /reɪz/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINraze Origin: 1500-1600 Old French raser, from Latin radere ‘to scrape, shave’ Verb Table VERB TABLE raze Simple Form Present I, you, we, they raze he, she, it razes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they razed Present perfect I, you, we, they have razed he, she, it has razed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had razed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will raze Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have razed Continuous Form Present I am razing he, she, it is razing you, we, they are razing Past I, he, she, it was razing you, we, they were razing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been razing he, she, it has been razing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been razing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be razing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been razing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The old theater will be razed and replaced with housing. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A massive Roman army besieged Jerusalem, utterly destroying the Temple and razing the city to the ground. But Vargas said the strengthened designation might make a judge more reluctant to order the cross razed. In typical Atlanta fashion, it was razed in 1977 to make room for the new Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. It occupies the site of a former school that was razed by fire. It says that the company razed forests, polluted rivers, retarded crop growth and caused birth defects. Many other important buildings were also razed to the ground. Since January, the city has razed 13 houses for building and zoning code violations and billed the owners, Khalil said. They buy up an entire slum block, raze it and erect a castle containing theaters, concert halls and restaurants. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► razed to the ground  In 1162 Milan was razed to the ground by imperial troops. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► ground · If their Josie was planning on being a second Maria, then the school could well be razed to the ground by now.· Her house had been razed to the ground and her husband killed.· Many other important buildings were also razed to the ground.· The towns of Kohlizt and the Temple of Sigmar at Nachtdorf were razed to the ground.· Milan challenged the new ruler and for its troubles was razed to the ground in 1162.· One of the three supermarkets looted was razed to the ground.· The city continued to thrive until a massive earthquake razed it to the ground in 749AD. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► burn/raze something to the ground The city continued to thrive until a massive earthquake razed it to the ground in 749AD. They then torched the building, burning it to the ground. to completely destroy a town or building:  In 1162 Milan was razed to the ground by imperial troops.GRAMMAR Raze is usually passive.
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