"raze n to the ground" construction
Form
NP
Agent
raze
NP
Landmark
to the ground
Examples
In the 13thC
Agent
[the Crusaders]
raze
razed
Landmark
[all the mosques]
to the ground
[to the ground.]
Meaning
An Agent completely destroys a Landmark.
Roles
Agent
A person or thing that destroys the Landmark or causes it to be destroyed.
Landmark
A building, town, or other settlement that the Agent destroys.