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
Calvert	['kælvət]
Miroslav	mee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Arne (1)	AHR-ne (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gjurd	-	Norwegian (Rare)
Brandy	BRAN-dee	English
Ignatia	-	Late Roman