v.
Pronunciation: ' r ā z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: rased ; ras · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rasare, frequentative of Latin radere to scrape, shave ― more at RODENT
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : ERASE
2 archaic : RAZE 2