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raze

tear down or demolish: It took a demolition crew to raze the hotel.
Not to be confused with:
raise – lift, build, or erect: The whole community helped them raise the house.
rays – narrow beams of light; traces of an enlightening influence: rays of hope
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

raze

alsorase (rāz)
tr.v.razed,raz·ing,raz·es alsorased orras·ing orras·es
1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at destroy.
2.Archaic
a. To scrape or shave off.
b. To erase.

[Middle Englishrasen,to scrape off, from Old Frenchraser, from Vulgar Latin*rāsāre, frequentative of Latinrādere; see rash2.]
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raze

(reɪz)or

rase

vb (tr)
1.to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phraseraze to the ground)
2.to delete; erase
3. (Agriculture)archaic to graze
[C16: from Old Frenchraser from Latinrādere to scrape]
ˈrazer,ˈrasern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

raze

(reɪz)

v.t.razed, raz•ing.
1. to level to the ground; tear down.
2. to shave; scrape off.
[1350–1400; Middle Englishrasen < Middle Frenchraser < Vulgar Latin*rāsāre, frequentative of Latinrādere to scrape]
raz′er,n.
syn:Seedestroy.
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raze

,razor - Raze, from French raser, "shave close," is from Latin radere, "scrape, scratch"—also giving us razor.
See also related terms forscrape.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

raze


Past participle:razed
Gerund:razing

Imperative
raze
raze
Present
I raze
you raze
he/she/it razes
we raze
you raze
they raze
Preterite
I razed
you razed
he/she/it razed
we razed
you razed
they razed
Present Continuous
I am razing
you are razing
he/she/it is razing
we are razing
you are razing
they are razing
Present Perfect
I have razed
you have razed
he/she/it has razed
we have razed
you have razed
they have razed
Past Continuous
I was razing
you were razing
he/she/it was razing
we were razing
you were razing
they were razing
Past Perfect
I had razed
you had razed
he/she/it had razed
we had razed
you had razed
they had razed
Future
I will raze
you will raze
he/she/it will raze
we will raze
you will raze
they will raze
Future Perfect
I will have razed
you will have razed
he/she/it will have razed
we will have razed
you will have razed
they will have razed
Future Continuous
I will be razing
you will be razing
he/she/it will be razing
we will be razing
you will be razing
they will be razing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been razing
you have been razing
he/she/it has been razing
we have been razing
you have been razing
they have been razing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been razing
you will have been razing
he/she/it will have been razing
we will have been razing
you will have been razing
they will have been razing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been razing
you had been razing
he/she/it had been razing
we had been razing
you had been razing
they had been razing
Conditional
I would raze
you would raze
he/she/it would raze
we would raze
you would raze
they would raze
Past Conditional
I would have razed
you would have razed
he/she/it would have razed
we would have razed
you would have razed
they would have razed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
destroy,destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

raze

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

raze

verb
To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:
Aerospace:destruct.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا
vyhladit
jævne med jorden
földig lerombol
jafna viî jörîu
sugriauti
nopostītnoslaucīt no zemes virsas
úplne zničiť
yerle bir etmek

raze

[reɪz]VT (alsoraze to the ground) →arrasar,asolar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

raze

[ˈreɪz]vt [+land, city, village, building] →raser
to raze sth to the ground →raser qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

raze

vtzerstören; (Mil) →schleifen;toraze something to the groundetw demErdbodengleichmachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raze

[reɪz]vt (alsoraze to the ground) →radere al suolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

raze

(reiz) (rare)rase verb
to destroy completely,especially by fire.to raze a city to the ground. afbrand, verwoes يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا изличавам arrasar vyhladitausradieren jævne med jordenισοπεδώνω, κατακαίωarrasar hävitama, maatasa tegema ویران کردن؛ با خاک یکسان کردن hävittääraser לַהֲרוֹס עַד הַיְסוֹד पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना sravniti sa zemljom, potpuno uništiti földig lerombol memusnahkan jafna við jörðuradere 焼きつきす (불로) 파괴하다 sugriauti (iki pamatų) nopostīt; noslaucīt no zemes virsas memusnahkan (oleh api)met de grond gelijk makenjevne med jorda,rasere zrównać z ziemią له منځه وړل، بربادول، دمځكى سره برابرول،ځبل، ورانول، ړنګول،ټوټه كول، ميده ميده كول arrasar a rade разрушать до основания úplne zničiť razdejati sravniti jämna med marken เผาผลาญ yerle bir etmek (尤指被火)夷為平地 руйнувати вщент; зрівнювати із землею خاک کر دینا phá trụi 毁灭,夷为平地
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.


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