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raze - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'raze' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Raze [ n.]
- A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
2 . Raze [ v. t.]
- To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
- To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.

Meaning of 'raze' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . raze [ v]
Meaning (1):
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Example in sentence:
  • The building was levelled