Raze Definition

rāz
rases, razed, razes, razing
verb
razed, razes, razing
To scrape or graze; wound slightly.
Webster's New World
To tear down completely; level to the ground; demolish.
Webster's New World
To scrape or shave off; erase.
Webster's New World
To erase.
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noun

Obsolete spelling of race (rhizome of ginger).

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Origin of Raze

  • Middle English rasen to scrape off from Old French raser from Vulgar Latin rāsāre frequentative of Latin rādere rash2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French raser

    From Wiktionary

Raze Sentence Examples

  • We raze the place.

  • The Ghibellines even proposed to raze the walls of the city, but Farinata degli Uberti strongly opposed the idea, saying that "he had fought to regain and not to ruin his fatherland."

  • The warriors set off on horseback and proceed to raze the rustic village to the ground.

  • Kiki froze halfway through the doorway, frowning.  Kris breathed a sigh, wondering how one tiny woman could make him tense enough he wanted to raze the beach.

  • Furthermore he warned Athens against the treason of the extreme oligarchs, and induced the troops to raze a mole erected to facilitate a Spartan descent on Peiraeus.

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