Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

rase

[reyz]

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

raze.

Related forms

ras·er, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To rase

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Rase is one of our favorite verbs.

So is skedaddle. Does it mean:

to run away hurriedly; flee.

to flee; abscond:

LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Collins

World English Dictionary

rase (reɪz)

—vb
	a variant spelling of raze

raze or rase (reɪz)

—vb
1.	to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground)
2.	to delete; erase
3.	archaic to graze

[C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape]

rase or rase

—vb

[C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape]

'razer or rase

—n

'raser or rase

—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Word Dynamo Rating For Rase

People who can define Rase may know 42,065 words, as many as a 11th grader.

How many words do you know?

Want rase ad-free? Click here!

Related Words

raze

Quote Of The Day

"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""

-Vladimir Nabokov

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help