Raze
Raze (rāz) , noun
[See Race.]
A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root. [Obsolete]
Raze (rāzd) , transitive verb
[French raser. See Rase, transitive verb]
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.