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raze
[ reyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
to raze a row of old buildings.
- to shave or scrape off.
raze
/ reɪz /
verb
- to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground )
- to delete; erase
- archaic.to graze
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Derived Forms
- ˈrazer, noun
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Other Words From
- razer noun
- un·razed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of raze1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of raze1
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Example Sentences
In 1999, Mayor Dennis Archer sent in his own team of bulldozers to raze the art, but the artist stayed put and rebuilt.
He I am informed sent a message to the Osage nation to raze the Kanses village entirely.
Here an awful blast swept the house, as if to raze it to its foundations.
En ez fur sellen' this place, war I wuz born'd en raze, I never spec' ter.
"He would raze the gates of hades for her," was the prompt reply.
His house has been broken into by the city-prefect and every corner of it searched; they say they mean to raze it to the ground.
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