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raised to the ground

can anyone tell me the origin of this expression?

huge t Tue 13/05/08 11:24

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squarebear
Tue 13/05/08
11:25

Razed not raised. Razed means to flatten or to level.

shaneystar2
Tue 13/05/08
11:27

Razed ..not raised ..Raised means to elevate..lift up..etc
To Raze means to tear down so as to make something flat with the ground.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=raze

Quizmonster
Tue 13/05/08
15:42

'Razed to the ground' is more or less the only phrase in which you'll find the word 'razed' nowadays, but it has the same basic meaning as that contained in the more everyday word, 'razor'. That means the device we use to cut hair down to skin level...ie pretty much the same process as the wind of a hurricane carries out on buildings when it razes them to the ground!

Papaleekie
Fri 06/06/08
19:04

Raise and Raze

One of those examples where two same-sounding words actually mean the opposite of eachother!

Can you think of any others?

GEEMAC
Mon 23/06/08
17:41

Cleave; as in to seperate (with a meat cleaver for example) or to bring together as in the bosoms of a womans cleavage.

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