Confusables Entry 548 / 1011 60-second read

Raise vs. Raze

Lift up versus flatten to the ground.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

They razed the flag at dawn.

✓ Correct

They raised the flag at dawn.

The ruleii

RAISE = lift. RAZE = flatten.

RAISE is to lift up. RAZE is to flatten — total destruction.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

raZe flatteZ (Zero)."

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