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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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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).

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raze
verb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: level] [ant: erect]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
raze [reiz] verb

to destroy completely, especially by fire
Example: to raze a city to the ground

Arabic:	يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا
Chinese (Simplified):	毁灭，夷为平地
Chinese (Traditional):	毀滅，夷為平地
Czech:	vyhladit
Danish:	jævne med jorden
Dutch:	met de grond gelijk maken
Estonian:	hävitama, maatasa tegema
Finnish:	hävittää maan tasalle
French:	raser
German:	ausradieren
Greek:	ισοπεδώνω, κατακαίω
Icelandic:	jafna við jörðu
Indonesian:	memusnahkan
Italian:	radere (al suolo)*
Japanese:	焼きつきす

Korean:	철저히 파괴하다
Latvian:	nopostīt; noslaucīt no zemes virsas
Lithuanian:	sugriauti (iki pamatų)
Norwegian:	jevne med jorda, rasere
Polish:	zrównać z ziemią
Portuguese (Brazil):	arrasar
Portuguese (Portugal):	arrasar
Romanian:	a rade
Russian:	разрушать до основания
Slovak:	úplne zničiť
Slovenian:	razdejati
Spanish:	arrasar
Swedish:	jämna med marken
Turkish:	yerle bir etmek

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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.

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