raze
English
/ɹeɪz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground.
- (transitive) To scrape as if with a razor.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rasen derived from Old French raser derived from Latin *rasō, rāsus (scraped, shaved, scratched).
Origin
Latin
rāsus
Gloss
scraped, shaved, scratched
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rase English
- razer English
- razeth English
- *rasare Latin
- *rasō Latin
- *rāsāre Latin
- rasilis Latin
- rasus Latin
- rāsus Latin
- rāsōrium Latin
- raso Italian
- raser French
- rasar Spanish, Castilian
- rasen Middle English
- raser Old French
- res Old French
- ras Catalan, Valencian
- rascar Catalan, Valencian
- raso Galician
- ras Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- râser Norman
- rascar Old Portuguese
- raso Old Portuguese
- aras Aromanian
- *razdō Proto-Italic
- râs Friulian
- rascar Old Spanish
- raso Old Spanish
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