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
Magee	[mə'gi:]
Nikodim	-	Russian, Macedonian
Innocent	IN-ə-sənt (English)	History
'Aisha	-	Arabic
Chinwendu	-	Western African, Igbo
Santino	sahn-TEE-no	Italian