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raze
tear down or demolish: It took a demolition crew to raze the hotel.
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raze
also rase (rāz)tr.v. razed, raz·ing, raz·es also rased or ras·ing or ras·es
1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at destroy.
2. Archaic
a. To scrape or shave off.
b. To erase.
[Middle English rasen, to scrape off, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, frequentative of Latin rādere; see rash2.]
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raze
(reɪz) orrase
vb (tr)
1. to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground)
2. to delete; erase
3. (Agriculture) archaic to graze
[C16: from Old French raser from Latin rādere to scrape]
ˈrazer, ˈraser n
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raze
(reɪz)v.t. razed, raz•ing.
1. to level to the ground; tear down.
2. to shave; scrape off.
[1350–1400; Middle English rasen < Middle French raser < Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, frequentative of Latin rādere to scrape]
raz′er, n.
syn: See destroy.
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raze
, razor - Raze, from French raser, "shave close," is from Latin radere, "scrape, scratch"—also giving us razor.See also related terms for scrape.
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raze
Past participle: razed
Gerund: razing
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| raze |
| raze |
| Present |
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| I raze |
| you raze |
| he/she/it razes |
| we raze |
| you raze |
| they raze |
| Preterite |
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| I razed |
| you razed |
| he/she/it razed |
| we razed |
| you razed |
| they razed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am razing |
| you are razing |
| he/she/it is razing |
| we are razing |
| you are razing |
| they are razing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have razed |
| you have razed |
| he/she/it has razed |
| we have razed |
| you have razed |
| they have razed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was razing |
| you were razing |
| he/she/it was razing |
| we were razing |
| you were razing |
| they were razing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had razed |
| you had razed |
| he/she/it had razed |
| we had razed |
| you had razed |
| they had razed |
| Future |
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| I will raze |
| you will raze |
| he/she/it will raze |
| we will raze |
| you will raze |
| they will raze |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have razed |
| you will have razed |
| he/she/it will have razed |
| we will have razed |
| you will have razed |
| they will have razed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be razing |
| you will be razing |
| he/she/it will be razing |
| we will be razing |
| you will be razing |
| they will be razing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been razing |
| you have been razing |
| he/she/it has been razing |
| we have been razing |
| you have been razing |
| they have been razing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been razing |
| you will have been razing |
| he/she/it will have been razing |
| we will have been razing |
| you will have been razing |
| they will have been razing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been razing |
| you had been razing |
| he/she/it had been razing |
| we had been razing |
| you had been razing |
| they had been razing |
| Conditional |
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| I would raze |
| you would raze |
| he/she/it would raze |
| we would raze |
| you would raze |
| they would raze |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have razed |
| you would have razed |
| he/she/it would have razed |
| we would have razed |
| you would have razed |
| they would have razed |
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Verb 1. raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
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raze
verb destroy, level, remove, ruin, demolish, flatten, knock down, pull down, tear down, throw down, bulldoze Dozens of villages have been razed.
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raze
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Translations
يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا
vyhladit
jævne med jorden
földig lerombol
jafna viî jörîu
sugriauti
nopostītnoslaucīt no zemes virsas
úplne zničiť
yerle bir etmek
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raze
vt → zerstören ; (Mil) → schleifen ; to raze something to the ground → etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen
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raze
(reiz) (rare) rase verb to destroy completely, especially by fire. to raze a city to the ground. afbrand, verwoes يُدَمِّر تَدْميرا كامِلا изличавам arrasar vyhladit ausradieren jævne med jorden ισοπεδώνω, κατακαίω arrasar hävitama, maatasa tegema ویران کردن؛ با خاک یکسان کردن hävittää raser לַהֲרוֹס עַד הַיְסוֹד पूरी तरह नष्ट कर देना sravniti sa zemljom, potpuno uništiti földig lerombol memusnahkan jafna við jörðu radere 焼きつきす (불로) 파괴하다 sugriauti (iki pamatų) nopostīt; noslaucīt no zemes virsas memusnahkan (oleh api) met de grond gelijk maken jevne med jorda, rasere zrównać z ziemią له منځه وړل، بربادول، دمځكى سره برابرول،ځبل، ورانول، ړنګول،ټوټه كول، ميده ميده كول arrasar a rade разрушать до основания úplne zničiť razdejati sravniti jämna med marken เผาผลาญ yerle bir etmek (尤指被火)夷為平地 руйнувати вщент; зрівнювати із землею خاک کر دینا phá trụi 毁灭,夷为平地
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