Main Entry:

rase

Pronunciation:

\ˈrāz\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

rased; ras·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rasare, frequentative of Latin radere to scrape, shave — more at rodent

Date:

14th century

1archaic : erase2archaic : raze 2