RAZE


Meaning of RAZE in English

v.tr. (also rase)

1. completely destroy; tear down (esp. raze to the ground).

2 erase; scratch out (esp. in abstract senses).

Etymology: ME rase wound slightly f. OF raser shave close ult. f. L radere ras- scrape

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.