About The Word Raze
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Raze
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What's The Definition Of Raze?
[v] tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Raze: dismantle | level | pull down | rase | take down | tear down Related Terms | Find terms related to Raze: See Also | bulldoze | destroy | destruct Raze In Webster's Dictionary \Raze\, n. [See {Rack}.]
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as
race, a root.
\Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Razing}.] [F. raser. See {Rase}, v. t.] [Written also {rase}.] 1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate. Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak. 2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden. Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See {Demolish}. |
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