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Definitions for Raze

[1] to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
[2] to shave or scrape off.
[3] to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground )
[4] to delete; erase
[5] archaic to graze

Words related to Raze

obliterate, topple, demolish, overthrow, wreck, erase, smash, destroy, extinguish, bulldoze, scatter, dynamite, wrack, bomb, reduce, extirpate, capsize, total, zap, subvert

Words nearby Raze

rayon, rayonny, rayside-balfour, raytown, raza, raze, razee, razoo, razor, razor blade, razor clam

Origin of Raze

1540–50; Middle English rasen < Middle French raser < *Vulgar Latin rāsāre to scrape, frequentative of Latin rādere to scrape

Words that may be confused with Raze

raze, raise

Other words from Raze

raz·er , noun
un·razed , adjective

Word origin for Raze

C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape

Synonyms for Raze

bulldoze, demolish, destroy, dynamite, erase, extinguish, obliterate, overthrow, scatter, smash, topple, wipe out, wreck, batter, bomb, capsize, crash, decimate, delete, efface, expunge, extirpate, fell, level, overturn, reduce, remove, ruin, spill, subvert, total, undo, unmake, upset, wrack, zap, blow down, break down, cast down, mow down, pull down, rub out, scratch out, strike out, tear down, tear up, throw down, unbuild