Category:Raze

Raze, n. Etym: [see rack.]

Defn: a shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as Race, a root.

Raze Raze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] Etym: [f. Raser. See rase, v. t.] [written also rase.]

1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate. Razing the characters of your renown. Shak.

2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to Destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy troy. Dryden.

Syn. -- to demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See demolish.