verb (past tense and past participle)
arrasado, demolido, destruído
1. completely destroyed or demolished a building, structure, or settlement, typically leaving it level with the ground
The old warehouse was razed to make room for a new shopping center.
O antigo armazém foi arrasado para abrir espaço para um novo shopping.
2. obliterated or erased completely
The hurricane razed entire neighborhoods.
O furacão destruiu completamente bairros inteiros.
The term 'razed' is commonly used in historical contexts in both American and Brazilian Portuguese-speaking cultures to describe destruction of buildings, cities, or structures. In historical narratives about war or urban renewal, this formal verb is preferred over more colloquial alternatives.
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