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
Hildebrand	HIL-de-brahnt (German)	German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Talfryn	-	Welsh
Hopkin	HAHP-kin	Medieval English
Sibyl	SIB-əl	English
Darshan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada
Robert	['rɔbət]