Hypertext Webster Gateway: "razing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Raze \Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Razing}.] [F. raser. See {Rase}, v. t.] [Written also
{rase}.]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
razing
n 1: the event of a structure being completely demolished and
leveled [syn: {wrecking}]
2: complete destruction of a building [syn: {leveling}, {tearing
down}, {demolishing}]
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