raze

or rase

[ reyz ]

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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

synonym study For raze

1. See destroy.

Other words from raze

razer, noun
un·razed, adjective

Words that may be confused with raze

raze , raise

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How to use raze in a sentence

Red herrings were prohibited from Pentecost to Michaelmas, and at the latter each received two razers of apples.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2 | James Y. Simpson
Red herrings were prohibited from Pentecost to Michaelmas, and at the latter, each received two razers of apples.
The Leper in England: with some account of English lazar-houses | Robert Charles Hope

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

Origin of raze

C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape

Derived forms of raze

razer or raser, noun

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