“They razed the flag at dawn.”
Confusables Entry 548 / 1605 60-second read
Raise vs. Raze
Lift up versus flatten to the ground.
The comparisoni
“They raised the flag at dawn.”
The ruleii
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RAISE = lift. RAZE = flatten.
RAISE is to lift up. RAZE is to flatten — total destruction.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
raZe flatteZ (Zero)."