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A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.

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  1. n. A word/shakespearean">Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.
  2. v. t. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
  3. v. t. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
  4. v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  5. A word/shakespearean">Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root. 1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate. Razing the characters of your renown. Shak. 2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. Dryden. Syn. -- To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See Demolish.
  6. A word/shakespearean">Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same asrace, a root.
  7. v:100 v tear down so as to make flat with the ground