"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.

Frames

Destroying ( Destroyer, Patient )

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Phraseological constructions