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raze

raze [ rayz ] (past and past participle razed, present participle raz·ing, 3rd person present singular raz·es) or rase [ rayz ] (past and past participle rased, present participle ras·ing, 3rd person present singular rases)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. completely destroy place: to destroy or level a building or settlement completely

2. U.S. scrape something: to scrape or shave something off something else

[Mid-16th century. Via French raser "shave off" < Latin radere "scrape"]

raz·er noun
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