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raze

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

rayz
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹeɪz

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

verb

  1. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground

  2. transitive

    To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.

  3. transitivefigurative

    To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.

  4. transitivealso figurative

    To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.

Used this way, raze is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Synonyms

noun

Sense: swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through

level

verb

Sense: tear down so as to make flat with the ground

raseRarelevel

Antonyms

Sense: tear down so as to make flat with the ground

raise

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