raze /reɪz/ vt. 1. 拆毁,夷平 Temporary buildings were recently razed. 临时建筑最近被全部拆除了。 The city was razed to the ground during the battle. 城市在战斗中被夷为平地。 2. 擦去;抹掉;勾销 raze sb.'s name from remembrance 将某人的名字从记忆中抹去 3. 〈古〉擦破,轻度擦伤 [<OFr raser to scrape, shave < L rādere]