Razed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Razed \Razed\ (r[=a]zd), a.
     Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] "Two Provincial roses
     on my razed shoes." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Raze \Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razed} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Razing}.] [F. raser. See {Rase}, v. t.] [Written also
     {rase}.]
     1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
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              Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak.
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     2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the
        ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
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              The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden.
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     Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert;
          destroy; ruin. See {Demolish}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  razed
       adj : torn down and broken up [syn: {demolished}, {dismantled}]