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arrasar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
  • destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  • 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

arrasar is used for these senses in English:

  • abolish (archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • destroy (transitive, informal) To utterly defeat; to crush.
  • 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.

destroy — full definition

  1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
  3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

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