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