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raze
Audio Help [reyz] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [reyz] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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raze
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| raze also rase
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tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es
[Middle English rasen, to scrape off, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, frequentative of Latin rādere; see rash2.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
raze
1547, alteration of racen "pull or knock down" (a building or town), from earlier rasen (14c.) "to scratch, slash, scrape, erase," from O.Fr. raser "to scrape, shave," from M.L. rasare, frequentative of L. radere (pp. rasus) "to scrape, shave," perhaps from PIE *razd- (cf. L. rastrum "rake"), possible extended form of PIE base *red- "to scrape, scratch, gnaw" (see rodent).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| raze | |
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| tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: level] [ant: erect] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
raze [reiz] verb
to destroy completely, especially by fire
Example: to raze a city to the ground
Example: to raze a city to the ground
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Raze
Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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