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raze
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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.

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

raze, rase [reɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to demolish (a town, buildings, etc.) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground)
2. to delete; erase
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Archaic to graze
[from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape]
razer , raser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

raze
verb destroy, level, remove, ruin, demolish, flatten, knock down, pull down, tear down, throw down, bulldoze Dozens of villages have been razed.
Translations
raze [reɪz] VT (also raze to the ground) → arrasar, asolar

raze [ˈreɪz] vt [+ land, city, village, building] → raser
to raze sth to the ground → raser qch

raze
vtzerstören; (Mil) → schleifen; to raze something to the groundetw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

raze [reɪz] vt (also raze to the ground) → radere al suolo
raze [reɪz] vt (also raze to the ground) → radere al suolo

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 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 (불로) 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 (尤指被火)夷為平地 руйнувати вщент; зрівнювати із землею خاک کر دینا phá trụi


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