razing

Variant of raze

raze definition

raze (rāz)

transitive verb razed, razing raz′·ing

  1. Archaic to scrape or graze; wound slightly
  2. Now Rare to scrape or shave off; erase
  3. to tear down completely; level to the ground; demolish

Etymology: ME rasen < OFr raser < VL *rasare, to shave, scrape, freq. < L rasus, pp. of radere, to scrape: see rat

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