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