razing

Noun

• the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
• complete destruction of a building

Verb

Verb Forms: razed, razing, razes

• The present participle of 'raze,' meaning demolishing or tearing down.
• tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• present participle and gerund of raze

Examples

• He continued RAZING the board of vowels, leaving his opponent with a consonant-heavy rack.

Synonyms

demolishing, dismantle, level, leveling, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, tearing down, wrecking

Antonyms

raise