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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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