Raze

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹeɪz/; enPR: rāz
• Homophones: raise, rase, rays
• Rhymes: -eɪz

From Old French raser

Full definition of raze

Verb

1. (transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.The word ‘laconic’ derives from Lakon (“person from Lakonia”) the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When Philip II of Macedon threatened them with, “If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta,” the Spartans’ reply was, “If.”
2. (transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.

Synonyms

Noun

1. Obsolete spelling of race (rhizome of ginger).

Anagrams

• Ezra