Past tense of raze
regular verb
The past tense of raze is razed. The past participle is also razed.
Forms of raze
| Base form (V1) | raze /ɹeɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | razed |
| Past participle (V3) | razed |
| Present participle | razing |
| Third person singular | razes |
Razed in a sentence
- They razed a many of the older buildings and areas and implemented "miljonprogrammet".2009 October 26, Loppan Torkel, “Refugees, immigrants and labour migration”, in Civilization Fanatics Center. From the entry commielike
- Within sixty seconds, the entire area was razed by pyroclastic material with a temperature of nearly two thousand degrees Fahrenheit.2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 61. From the entry pyroclastic
- Amazingly, coal-miners working in the solid rock deep below Tang-shan survived the violent shaking that razed the city above them.1998, Richard O'Neill, “Big Trouble in China”, in Natural Disasters, Parragon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18, column 3. From the entry sink-hole
- Lacy reported that in the Hokchiang (Futsing) District Christians were driven from their homes, their fields pillaged, fruit trees destroyed, and houses razed.1957, Wade Crawford Barclay, The Methodist Episcopal Church, 1845-1939, volume 3, New York: Board of Missions of The Methodist Church…. From the entry Hokchiang
- Though the walls have since been razed, the boundaries they once demarcated remain salient as Xining's contemporary street grid follows the path where they once stood.2022, David R. Stroup, “"God is a Drug": Ethnic Politics in the Xi Jinping Era”, in Pure and True: The Everyday Politics of Ethnicity for…. From the entry Chengdong
Meaning of raze
- verb To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
- verb To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
- verb To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
Questions about the past tense of raze
- What is the past tense of raze?
- The past tense of raze is razed.
- What is the past participle of raze?
- The past participle of raze is razed.
- Is raze a regular or irregular verb?
- Raze is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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