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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rase \Rase\ (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rased (r[=a]zd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Rasing.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape
     often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf.
     Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. Raze,
     Razee, Razor, Rodent.]
     1. To rub along the surface of; to graze. [Obsoles.]
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              Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and
              might not the bullet which rased his cheek have gone
              into his head?                        --South.
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              Sometimes his feet rased the surface of the water,
              and at others the skylight almost flattened his
              nose.                                 --Beckford.
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     2. To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.]
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              Except we rase the faculty of memory, root and
              branch, out of our mind.              --Fuller.
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     3. To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to
        raze. [In this sense raze is generally used.]
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              Till Troy were by their brave hands rased,
              They would not turn home.             --Chapman.
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     Note: This word, rase, may be considered as nearly obsolete;
           graze, erase, and raze, having superseded it.
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     Rasing iron, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from
        the seams of a vessel.
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     Syn: To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; level;
          prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Raze \Raze\ (r[=a]z), n. [See Race.]
     A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as
     race, a root. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Raze \Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Razing.] [F. raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also
     rase.]
     1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
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              Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak.
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     2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the
        ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
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              The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden.
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     Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert;
          destroy; ruin. See Demolish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Raze \Raze\, n. [See Rack.]
     A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as
     race, a root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Raze \Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Razing.] [F. raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also
     rase.]
     1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
  
              Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak.
  
     2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the
        ground; to destroy; to demolish.
  
              The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert;
          destroy; ruin. See Demolish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  raze
       v : tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
           was levelled" [syn: level, rase, dismantle, tear
           down, take down, pull down] [ant: raise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raze
     Φριουλανικά n.
     (ετ πουλί fur 00=-) (ετ ζώο fur 000=-) η πάπια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raze
     Friulian n.
     duck
     Friulian n.
     1 race
     2 breed
     3 strain
     Haitian Creole vb.
     to shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to
  obliterate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To scrape#Verb as if with a razor.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en race nodot=1) (gloss: rhizome of ginger).
     n.
     A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  raze
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to
  obliterate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To scrape#Verb as if with a razor.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en race nodot=1) (gloss: rhizome of ginger).
     n.
     A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  raze
     Haitian Creole vb.
     to shave
     Romanian n.
     (noun form of ro rază  indef gen//dat s ; indef nom//acc//gen//dat
  p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  raze
     Haitian Creole vb.
     to shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
     2 (lb en transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to
  obliterate.
     3 (lb en transitive) To scrape#Verb as if with a razor.
     n.
     (obsolete spelling of en race nodot=1) (gloss: rhizome of ginger).
     n.
     A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Raze /ɹˈeɪz/
  هدّم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  vyhladit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  zbourat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  auslöschen 
   see: razing, razed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  niederreißen, zerstören 
   see: razing, razed, razes, razed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  schleifen  [mil.]  [ugs.]
        "he/she razes"  - er/sie schleift
        "I/he/she razed"  - ich/er/sie schleifte
        "he/she has/had razed"  - er/sie hat/hatte geschleift
   see: razing, razed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/
  
  ισοπεδώνω, κατεδαφίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  raze //ɹeɪz// 
  hävittää maan tasalle, tuhota maan tasalle
  to demolish

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/ 
  1. पूरी~तरह~नश्ट~कर~देना
        "The enemy bombs razed the whole town."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  raze /ɹˈeɪz/
  izbrisati, razrušiti, sravniti sa zemljom

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  raze /reɪz/
    [form]  raze to the ground (raze V: :to :the :ground)
   - zrównać z ziemią

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹeɪz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "raze":
     ablate, abrade, abrase, align, bark, beat down, blot, blot out,
     blow down, blow over, bowl down, bowl over, break down, bring down,
     bulldog, bulldoze, burn down, cancel, cast down, chafe, chop down,
     cross out, cut down, dash down, decimate, deck, dele, delete,
     demolish, destroy, down, drop, efface, equalize, erase, erode,
     even, expunge, fell, fetch down, file, flatten, floor, flush, fray,
     frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, gnaw away, grade, grate, graze, grind,
     ground, hew down, knock down, knock over, lay, lay down, lay flat,
     lay level, lay low, lay out, level, mow down, obliterate,
     precipitate, prostrate, pull down, rase, rasp, roll, roll flat,
     rub away, rub off, rub out, ruin, rule out, scour, scrape, scratch,
     scratch out, scrub, scuff, send headlong, skin, smash, smooth,
     smooth out, smoothen, sponge, sponge out, spread-eagle, steamroll,
     steamroller, strike out, supinate, take down, tear down, throw,
     throw down, topple, trip, tumble, unbuild, undo, unmake, wear,
     wear away, whack down, wipe out, wrack, wreck
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 消除,抹去,破坏;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 毁灭,刮去,把…夷为平地,消除,抹去,破坏

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