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 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.] |
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| razing | |
noun | |
| 1. | the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled |
| 2. | complete destruction of a building |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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