raze
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: rāz, IPA(key): /ɹeɪz/
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Audio (GA) (file) - Homophones: raise, rase, rays
- Rhymes: -eɪz
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French raser.
Verb[edit]
raze (third-person singular simple present razes, present participle razing, simple past and past participle razed)
- (transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
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2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in The Guardian[1], London:
- Just as significant in the long term, Chelsea were also granted permission this season for their new on-site mega-stadium, a 60,000-seat upgrade that will mean the current Stamford Bridge is razed and replaced by something that looks like a vast alien space yurt made of giant Martian redwood stems.
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- (transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:destroy
Translations[edit]
to demolish
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to scrape as if with a razor
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
raze
- Obsolete spelling of race (rhizome of ginger).
Further reading[edit]
raze (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Verb[edit]
raze
Anagrams[edit]
Friulian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Uncertain; possibly of South Slavic origin. Compare Slovene raca, Romanian rață.
Noun[edit]
raze f (plural razis)
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Italian razza.
Noun[edit]
raze f (plural razis)
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