Meaning of RAZE
| Pronunciation: | | reyz
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[v] tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" |
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RAZE is a 4 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | dismantle, level, pull down, rase, take down, tear down |
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| | Antonyms: | | erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | | |
| | See Also: | | bulldoze, destroy, destruct | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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