rase
- raze.
raze
or rase
- to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- to shave or scrape off.
Origin of raze
Synonym study
Examples from the Web for rase
Historical Examples of rase
Ae morning, by the dawn o' day,I rase to theek the stable, O!
The Book of Humorous VerseVarious
This rase waz won after a bitter contest, by Pete Tucker's colt.
Josh Billings on IceHenry Wheeler Shaw
This rase waz won after a bitter contest, by Pete Tuckers colt.
The Complete Works of Josh BillingsHenry W. Shaw
This have I printed in deep consideration, No worldly matter can rase it out of mind.
Thare is a rase course here, built in a sircile, whare tha make hosses go round and round; tis delitesum tu behold!
Josh Billings, Hiz SayingsHenry Wheeler Shaw
rase
- a variant spelling of raze
raze
rase
- to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground)
- to delete; erase
- archaic to graze
Word Origin for raze
Word Origin and History for 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.