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.
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Origin of raze
1540–50; Middle English rasen<Middle French raser<*Vulgar Latin rāsāre to scrape, frequentative of Latin rādere to scrape
synonym study for raze
1. See destroy.
OTHER WORDS FROM raze
razer, nounun·razed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH raze
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British Dictionary definitions for 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 forms of raze
razer or raser, nounWord Origin for raze
C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape
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