“The developers planned to raise the old theater to the ground.”
Confusables Entry 1145 / 1350 60-second read
Raze vs. Raise
To tear down completely versus to lift up.
The comparisoni
“The developers planned to raze the old theater to the ground.”
The ruleii
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RAZE = demolish. RAISE = lift.
RAZE means to demolish completely, level to the ground. RAISE means to lift up — near-opposite. Pronounced the same. "Raze to the ground" is the idiom.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
RaZe = Zero. RaiSe = Skyward.