rasing Definition

rasing raze

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raze
rase
verb

1. To destroy or demolish (buildings, a town, etc) completely.

Thesaurus: destroy, ruin, level, obliterate, demolish, flatten, efface, erase, expunge, extirpate.
2. To lay (a building) level with the ground.

Derivative: razed
adj

Etymology: 16c: from French raser, from Latin radere to scrape.

Info:

There is often a spelling confusion between raze and raise.