raze vs tear down

raze and tear down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raze	No	No	Yes	No
tear down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, raze and tear down are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of raze include dismantle, level, pull down, rase, take down.

raze (verb)	tear down (verb)
tear down so as to make flat with the ground	tear down so as to make flat with the ground