The difference between Devastate and Raze
When used as verbs, devastate means to ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest, whereas raze means to demolish.
Raze is also noun with the meaning: ..
check bellow for the other definitions of Devastate and Raze
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Devastate as a verb:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
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Devastate as a verb:
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
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Devastate as a verb:
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
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Raze as a verb (transitive):
To demolish; to level to the ground.
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Raze as a verb (transitive):
To scrape as if with a razor.
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Raze as a noun:
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Raze as a noun:
A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.