Raze /(rāz)/

Raze

n.
  1. A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root. [Obs.]

Raze

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n. Razing

  1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.
    Razing the characters of your renown.
  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.