·noun A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the ·same·as race, a root.
II. Raze ·vt To Erase; to Efface; to Obliterate.
III. Raze ·vt To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to Overthrow; to Destroy; to Demolish.
To level or demolish (applicable to works or buildings). ...
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