Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin.
- v. To scrape or shave off.
- v. Archaic To erase.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See rase.
- n. An obsolete form of racc.
- n. A swinging fence set up in a watercourse to prevent the passage of cattle.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as
race , a root. - v. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
- v. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
WordNet 3.0
- v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Etymologies
- Middle English rasen, to scrape off, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, frequentative of Latin rādere; see rash2.
Examples
“Thor plans to raze the properties and erect a glass box structure that will be the retail base for a 350,000 square foot building.”
“A young white couple wants to raze the bungalow and build a big house there complete with koi pond, but their first encounter with their neighbors doesn't go as planned.”
“The building was shrouded in black as Deutsche Bank and its insurers fought over whether to raze it or clean it.”
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“As a local administrator, Mr. Zalmai spends a good deal of time these days complaining that the Americans failed to consult him about plans to raze one government office to build another.”
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“While the units are subject to rent control, officials are concerned that Equity Residential would raze some of them and build higher buildings filled with market-rate apartments.”
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“You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city.”
“The first season ends with Jimmy rousing Pufnstuf, who vows to raze the island if Witchipoo does not relinquish the Mayorship.”
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“Contrary to the official version, in this story, word had spread from a servant in Lot's household, that the angels were there to raze the city.”
“Douglas Development is in the process of acquiring the necessary permits to raze a vacant auto lot at 2221 14th Street, NW.”
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“Cato Brooks, pastor of Tree of Life Missionary Baptist Church, works with the city to raze vacant buildings in the neighborhood.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘raze’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4084 more...
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gangster
random gangster lingo.
( randomness )right chea, swagga, chinga, slams, blitzy, earf, manor, code name, rekkid, weight, feather, kong and 298 more...
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The Bucolic Abattoir
Words which, when spoken, suggest something other than their real meaning.
bucolic, fungible, brouhaha, narthex, restive, inflammable, invaluable, raze, pulchritude, noisome, fatuous, terrific and 20 more...
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I am : violent
Destructive verbs that speed up entropy. (Still working on definition of what I want; may add adjectives later.)
destroy, wreck, thrash, trash, beat up, annihilate, exterminate, disembowel, eviscerate, disintegrate, explode, bomb and 41 more...
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Energetic
braze, raze, brisance, brisant, rive, catalyze, whipsaw, crack, actinic, sublimate, animate, vitalize and 88 more...
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[Open] Frequentative
“A verb which denotes the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action, as . . . waggle from wag.” — Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
Other examples include bobble (bob), bustle (b...dartle, stutter, agitate, dabble, waggle, aid, argue, daunt, expect, excite, espouse, dictate and 77 more...
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Homonyms That Are Antonyms
Got this idea from a Bizarro Cartoon. Let's find some others!
raise, raze, bate, bait, chilly, chile, complacent, complaisant, aweful, awful, reck, wreck and 8 more...
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Staggers vocab: The Heart is Lonely Hunter, Li...
deluge, volubility, blasphemy, acrid, raze, brooding, decorum
oroboros The un-raise. Sep 27, 2010