Definition of Razed

1. Adjective. Torn down and broken up.

Exact synonyms: Demolished, Dismantled
Similar to: Destroyed

Definition of Razed

1. a. Slashed or striped in patterns.

Definition of Razed

1. Verb. (past of raze) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Razed

1. raze [v] - See also: raze

Lexicographical Neighbors of Razed

raylets
raylike
rayling
rayne
raynes
rayon
rayon stocking
rayonnant
rayons
rayproof
rays
rays of light
raytracing
raz'd
razed (current term)
razee
razeed
razeeing
razees
razer
razers
razes
razing
razmataz
razoo
razoos
razor
razor-backed
razor-billed auk

Literary usage of Razed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"Nevertheless they took the walls that were then in building, and razed them to the ground : and They take Hy. then, after they had taken ..."

2. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1830)
"The city was immediately razed, and all the people that remained submitted. Thev were made to engage by oath never to forsake the party of the ..."

3. Original Letters Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1846)
"... called the Blood of Hales, may be razed, to avoid superstition. [IBID. 2 Ser. xvii. 170. Grig-. ..."

4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1817)
"... Earl of Chester, and razed to the ground. 1426, at Leicester, Feb. 18, assembled the Parliament, at which the Duke of Gloucester, and Beaufort, ..."

5. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1887)
"This was razed by Malcolm Canmore, son of Duncan, and a new one was built on another part of the hill. It was this castle that Dr. Johnson visited in 1773, ..."

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