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destroy vs rase

rase vs destroy

destroy and rase both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
rase No No Yes No
As verbs, rase is a hyponym of destroy; that is, rase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
  • rase: tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Other hyponyms of destroy include kill, do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, self-destroy, self-destruct, destruct, end, fracture, sweep away, wipe out, interdict, demolish, pulverise, pulverize, demolish, break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart, dismantle, level, pull down, raze, take down, tear down, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out, uproot, dilapidate, demyelinate.
destroy (verb) rase (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly tear down so as to make flat with the ground
destroy completely; damage irreparably
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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