razes
Levels to ground
Razes is the third-person singular present tense of raze, meaning to completely destroy a building, town, or other structure, typically by knocking it down or burning it to the ground.
The word emphasizes total demolition rather than partial damage.
The army razes villages as it advances.
The developer razes the old factory to make way for condominiums.
Demolish using heavy equipment
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- wreckingDestroying completely
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
level · flatten · clear · knock down · pull down · bring down · tear down · strip
Rough fabric bag
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- plunderGoods seized violently
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- lay wasteDestroy completely
burn · scorch · bombard · besiege · conquer · invade · ransack · despoil
Destroy all traces of
- effaceEliminate from view
- eradicateDestroy completely, utterly
- expungeDelete entirely, officially
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
eliminate · extirpate · remove · abolish · extinguish · blot out · stamp out · root out
Demolishing by pushing over
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- earthmovingRelocating soil mechanically
- excavatingRemoving soil to uncover
clearing · leveling · stripping · groundbreaking · earthworks · landscaping · scraping · fill
bulldoze
Demolish using heavy equipment
gut · level · flatten · clear · knock down · pull down · bring down · tear down · strip · deconstruct
sack
Rough fabric bag
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- plunderGoods seized violently
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
lay waste · burn · scorch · bombard · besiege · conquer · invade · ransack · despoil · ravage
obliterate
Destroy all traces of
wipe out · eliminate · extirpate · remove · abolish · extinguish · blot out · stamp out · root out · sweep away
bulldozing
Demolishing by pushing over
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- earthmovingRelocating soil mechanically
excavating · clearing · leveling · stripping · groundbreaking · earthworks · landscaping · scraping · fill · compacting