raze¹ or rase /rāz/

1. To lay (a building) level with the ground
2. To demolish
3. To graze
4. To scrape
5. To erase
6. To slash, cut into ornamental devices

razed or rased adjective

raze² /rāz/ (Shakespeare)

• retainer
• retainers
• retainership
• retainerships
• retaining
• retaining fee
• retaining fees
• retaining wall
• retaining walls
• retainment
• retainments
• retains
• retake
• retaken
• retaker
• retakers
• retakes
• retaking
• retakings
• retaliate
• retaliated
• retaliates
• retaliating
• retaliation
• retaliationist