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   raze

   /reɪz/

   verb

   • 1. completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement): "villages were razed to the ground"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘scratch, incise’): from Old French raser ‘shave closely’, from Latin ras- ‘scraped’, from the verb radere.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does raze mean in a sentence?

   • To raze something is to tear it down or destroy it to the ground. The verbs raise and raze are not only homophones, they are also antonyms in some senses. That means that not only can they be easily confused, it can drastically change the meaning of a sentence when they are.

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   What is the difference between raze and raise?

   • Raze is of Romantic origin, and raise is Old Norse - so they didn’t really become anything, it’s just a cool happenstance. It’s pretty common knowledge that these are the only anto-homonym duo in English, so until our next vowel shift (lol), I have no answers for that.

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   Raze means to destroy to the ground or to scrape off something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of raze from Merriam-Webster.

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   Raze means to completely destroy a city, building, etc. See how to use this verb in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and translations.

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   Raze means to tear down, demolish, or level to the ground. It can also mean to shave, scrape, erase, or delete. See examples, synonyms, and word history of raze.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › razeRaze - definition of raze by The Free Dictionary

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   Raze means to tear down or demolish something completely, such as a building or a city. It is often used with the phrase "to the ground". See examples, pronunciation, and translations of raze in different languages.

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   RAZE means to completely destroy buildings, villages, or towns. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples from Collins Dictionary.

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   Raze means to completely destroy buildings, villages or towns, or to delete or erase something. It can also mean to scrape or graze something in archaic or rare usage.

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   Raze is most often used to refer to knocking buildings down for construction projects, but it can also describe tearing down other objects. You can raze the sand dunes in order to make the beach perfectly flat.