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raze

raze
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reyz]
    • /reɪz/
    • /reɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyz]
    • /reɪz/

Definitions of raze word

  • verb with object raze to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings. 1
  • verb with object raze to shave or scrape off. 1
  • transitive verb raze tear down, flatten 1
  • transitive verb raze burn to the ground 1
  • verb raze If buildings, villages or towns are razed or razed to the ground, they are completely destroyed. 0
  • verb raze to demolish (a town, buildings, etc) completely; level (esp in the phrase raze to the ground) 0

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Origin of raze

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; Middle English rasen < Middle French raser < *Vulgar Latin rāsāre to scrape, frequentative of Latin rādere to scrape

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Raze

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

raze popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

raze usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for raze

verb raze

  • annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
  • bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
  • beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
  • beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.

noun raze

  • wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.

Antonyms for raze

verb raze

  • arrive at — to reach by traveling
  • assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
  • augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
  • authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  • authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.

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