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raze

UK
/reɪz/
US
/reɪz/

Translations

razeverb
razed
Past Simple
razed
Past Participle
razing
Gerund
UK
/reɪz/
US
/reɪz/
The old factory was razed to make way for a new shopping center.
L'ancienne usine a été rasée pour laisser place à un nouveau centre commercial.
Additional translations
effacerArchaïque ; en parlant d’une inscription ou d’une marque.
Synonyms
wipe out
annihilate
obliterate
demolish
flatten
tear down
level
destroy
Antonyms
construct
build
razenoun
razes
pl
UK
/reɪz/
US
/reɪz/
Archaic usage; denotes a scratch or an act of erasure
Synonyms
annihilation
wrecking
pulling down
raiding down
obliteration
flattening
leveling
devastation
destruction
demolition

Definitions

razeverb
To completely destroy a building, town, or other site.
The old factory was razed to make way for a new shopping center.
(archaic) To erase or obliterate written or inscribed marks.
The scribe carefully razed the incorrect word from the vellum.
razenoun
(archaic) A slight scratch, mark, or act of erasure made by scraping.
A barely visible raze on the tablet showed where the earlier inscription had been.
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