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raze

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

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

2.	to shave or scrape off.

Also, rase.

[Origin: 1540–50; ME rasen < MF raser < *VL rāsāre to scrape, freq. of L rādere to scrape

]

—Related forms

razer, noun

—Synonyms 1. See destroy.

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raze also rase Audio Help (rāz) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es

To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin.
To scrape or shave off.
Archaic To erase.

[Middle English rasen, to scrape off, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, frequentative of Latin rādere; see rash².]

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razed
adjective
torn down and broken up [syn: demolished]

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Razed

Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] [F. raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also rase.]

1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.

Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak.

2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to destroy; to demolish.

The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden.

Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See Demolish.

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