hävittää maan tasalle — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
• raze verb To tear a building, town, or structure down completely, leaving nothing standing.

Senses

hävittää maan tasalle is used for these senses in English:

• abate To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
• level (transitive) To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
• raze To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

level — full definition

1. adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
2. noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
3. verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
4. verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.

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