Associations to the word «Raze»

Wiktionary

RAZE, verb. (transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
RAZE, verb. (transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.
RAZE, noun. Obsolete spelling of race (rhizome of ginger).

Dictionary definition

RAZE, verb. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled".

Wise words

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