raze

raze also rase  (rz)

tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es

1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin.

2. To scrape or shave off.

3. Archaic To erase.

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[Middle English rasen, to scrape off, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rsre, frequentative of Latin rdere; see rash².]

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raze or rase

Verb

[razing, razed] or rasing, rased to destroy (buildings or a town) completely [Old French raser]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" dismantle, pull down, rase, tear down, level, take down 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"

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raze

verb destroy, level, remove, ruin, demolish, flatten, knock down, pull down, tear down, throw down, bulldoze, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)

Translations

raze [reɪz] vt (also: raze to the ground) → arrasar, asolar

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raze [reɪz] vt (also: raze to the ground) → raser

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raze [reɪz] vt (also: to raze to the ground) → dem Erdboden gleichmachen

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raze [reɪz] vt → radere, distruggere;

(also: raze to the ground) → radere al suolo

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raze

v raze [reiz]

to destroy completely, especially by fire to raze a city to the ground. afbrand, verwoes يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا изличавам vyhladit jævne med jorden ausradieren ισοπεδώνω, κατακαίω arrasar hävitama, maatasa tegema ویران کردن؛ با خاک یکسان کردن hävittää maan tasalle raser לַהֲרוֹס עַד הַיְסוֹד पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना sravniti sa zemljom, potpuno uništiti földig lerombol memusnahkan jafna við jörðu radere (al suolo) 焼きつきす 철저히 파괴하다 sugriauti (iki pamatų) nopostīt; noslaucīt no zemes virsas memusnahkan (oleh api) met de grond gelijk maken jevne med jorda, rasere zrównać z ziemią arrasar a rade разрушать до основания úplne zničiť razdejati sravniti jämna med marken รื้อถอน yerle bir etmek 毀滅，夷為平地 руйнувати вщент; зрівнювати із землею خاک کر دینا phá trụi 毁灭，夷为平地