tear down vs raze

tear down and raze both are verbs.

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

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

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

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