Definition of raze Raze
/ɹejˈz/ - [reyz] - raze
We found 11 definitions of raze from 6 different sources.
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What does raze mean?
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| raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" | ||
| level, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down | ||
| erect, rear, put up, set up, raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
| destruct, destroy destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons" | ||
| bulldoze flatten with or as if with a bulldozer | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- raze (n.)
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root. - raze (v. t.)
To erase; to efface; to obliterate. - raze (v. t.)
To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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raze
rāz, n. (Shak.). Same as Race (3) -
raze
rāz, v.t. to lay level with the ground: to overthrow: to destroy. [Rase.] -
raze
rāz, n. a swinging fence in a water-course to prevent the passage of cattle
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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raze
To level or demolish (applicable to works or buildings).
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🔤- raze, verb, present, 1st person singular of raze (infinitive).
- raze, verb (infinitive).
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