rase

[ reyz ]

/ reɪz /

verb (used with object), rased, ras·ing.

raze.

Nearby words

Related formsras·er, noun

raze

or rase

[ reyz ]

/ reɪz /

verb (used with object), razed, raz·ing.

to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.

to shave or scrape off.

Origin of raze

1540–50; Middle English rasen < Middle French raser < *Vulgar Latin rāsāre to scrape, frequentative of Latin rādere to scrape

Related formsraz·er, nounun·razed, adjective

Can be confusedraze raise

Synonym study

1. See destroy.

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Examples from the Web for rase

This rase did not attract much affection, on account ov the time being so slow.
Josh Billings on Ice|Henry Wheeler Shaw
This have I printed in deep consideration, No worldly matter can rase it out of mind.
Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction|Anonymous
Ae morning, by the dawn o' day,I rase to theek the stable, O!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
I have imprinted him in my heart in such deep characters, that nothing can rase it out, unless it rub my heart out.
Munster Village|Mary Hamilton

This rase waz won after a bitter contest, by Pete Tucker's colt.
Josh Billings on Ice|Henry Wheeler Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for rase

rase

/ (reɪz) /

verb

a variant spelling of raze

raze

rase

/ (reɪz) /

verb (tr)

to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground)

to delete; erase

archaic to graze

Derived Formsrazer or raser, noun

Word Origin for raze

C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape

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Word Origin and History for rase

rase

late 14c., "remove by scraping, rub, scrape out, erase," from Old French raser "to scrape, shave," from Medieval Latin rasare, frequentative of Latin radere (past participle rasus) "to scrape, shave," perhaps from PIE *razd- (cf. Latin rastrum "rake"), possible extended form of root *red- "to scrape, scratch, gnaw" (see rodent). Related: Rased; rasing.

raze

1540s, alteration of racen "pull or knock down" (a building or town), from earlier rasen (14c.) "to scratch, slash, scrape, erase," from Old French raser "to scrape, shave" (see rase). Related: Razed; razing.