Raze

n.	1.	A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
v. t.	1.	To erase; to efface; to obliterate. [imp. & p. p. Razed (rāzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] Razing the characters of your renown. - Shak.
	2.	To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. - Dryden.

Verb

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raze - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" Synonyms: dismantle, pull down, rase, tear down, level, take down

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