raze
11raze — demolish, *destroy Analogous words: efface, obliterate (see ERASE): eradicate, extirpate (see EXTERMINATE): *ruin, wreck: *abolish, extinguish, annihilate …
12raze — is now the standard spelling for the verb meaning ‘to destroy or tear down’ (as in The building was razed to the ground), not rase …
13raze — [v] flatten, knock down; wipe out batter, blow down, bomb, break down, bulldoze, capsize, cast down, crash, decimate, delete, demolish, destroy, dynamite, efface, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, fell, level, mow down, obliterate, overthrow …
14raze — (also rase) ► VERB ▪ tear down and destroy (a building, town, etc.). ORIGIN Old French raser shave closely , from Latin radere scrape …
15raze — [rāz] vt. razed, razing [ME rasen < OFr raser < VL * rasare, to shave, scrape, freq. < L rasus, pp. of radere, to scrape: see RAT] 1. Archaic to scrape or graze; wound slightly 2. Now Rare to scrape or shave off; erase 3. to tear down… …
16Raze — 47° 35′ 04″ N 6° 00′ 44″ E / 47.5844444444, 6.01222222222 …
17raze — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …
18raze — v. (D; tr.) to raze to (to raze a building to the ground) * * * [reɪz] (D; tr.) to raze to (to raze a building to the ground) …
19raze — UK [reɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms raze : present tense I/you/we/they raze he/she/it razes present participle razing past tense razed past participle razed to completely destroy a building or town The troops attacked his village and… …
20raze — transitive verb (razed; razing) Etymology: alteration of rase Date: 1536 1. a. archaic erase b. to scrape, cut, or shave off 2. to destroy to the ground ; demolish < raze an old build …
