rase

rase

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

ras·er, noun
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rase (reɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
a variant spelling of raze

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Rase is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
raze or rase (reɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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