EGAVE

rase

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To be extremely angry; to rage; specifically, of a dog or wolf: to snarl in rage.
  2. verb Alternative spelling of race (“to pluck or snatch (something); also, to pull (something)”).
  3. verb Alternative spelling of raze. To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish. To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate. To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out. To wound (someone or part of their body) superficially; to graze. To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it. To carve (a line, mark, etc.) into something; to incise, to inscribe; also, to carve lines, marks, etc., into (something); to engrave. To remove (something) by scraping; also, to cut or shave (something) off. To rub lightly along the surface of (something); brush against, to graze. To scrape (something) to remove things from its surface; also, to reduce (something) to small pieces by scraping; to grate. To shave (someone or part of their body) with a razor, etc. To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash. To carve lines, marks, etc., into something. To graze or rub lightly along a surface. To penetrate through something; to pierce.
  4. verb To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
  5. verb To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
  6. verb To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
  7. verb To wound (someone or part of their body) superficially; to graze.
  8. verb To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it. To carve (a line, mark, etc.) into something; to incise, to inscribe; also, to carve lines, marks, etc., into (something); to engrave. To remove (something) by scraping; also, to cut or shave (something) off. To rub lightly along the surface of (something); brush against, to graze. To scrape (something) to remove things from its surface; also, to reduce (something) to small pieces by scraping; to grate. To shave (someone or part of their body) with a razor, etc. To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash.

Similar words

tear down raze pull down take down dismantle level demolish delinition exection abrasion

Often followed by

of the it and campagne out to in is

Word family

rased rases rasing

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