Kill and Raze

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Raze and kill are semantically related in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Raze" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Raze verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: an entire city block razed by a terrible fire

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Kill and raze are semantically related in destroy topic. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Raze".

Nearby Word: razing

anyone	kill anyone	raze anyone
enemies	kill enemies	raze enemies

In The Book Of Genesis, Dinah is raped by Shechem, who then wants to marry her; instead, her brothers Levi and Simeon kill him and raze his town.

Source: Give the Baby a Father
Once she's killed, Sebastian swears to raze the whole city in vengeance if Hawke chooses not to kill Anders, her murderer.

Source: Morality Chain
He was lost enough throughout the season that he nearly said "yes" to let Michael possess him so Michael could kill Lucifer even though that would raze the world.

Source: Driven To Suicide / Live-Action TV

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