Rase
/reɪz/noun
A rare or archaic verb meaning to scrape, shave off, or demolish completely.
Did you know?Rase shares a deep historical root with words for scraping and cutting, which is why older English used it for flattening buildings and wiping traces away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃rei-
“to scratch, scrape, or cut”
Latin
Latin
radere
“to scrape, shave, or scrape off”
Old French
OF
raser
“to shave, scrape smooth; later, to level or demolish”
Middle English
ME
rasen
“to shave off, scrape away, or level to the ground”
Modern English
English
rase
“to demolish or remove completely; also an archaic form of raze”