rase Meaning & Definition
What Does Rase Mean?
Rase is a verb that means To be extremely angry; to rage; specifically, of a dog or wolf: to snarl in rage. As a noun, it means An act of cutting, scraping, or scratching; also, an erasure. As a noun, it means A measure in which the commodity assessed is made level with the top of the measuring vessel rather than heaped above it.
Word Facts for Rase
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɹeɪz/ |
| Synonyms | level, raze and dismantle |
| Antonyms | raise, set up and erect |
| Plural | rases |
| Verb forms | rases, rasing, rased |
Rase Definition (Verb)
- To be extremely angry; to rage; specifically, of a dog or wolf: to snarl in rage.
Verb
- Alternative spelling of race (“to pluck or snatch (something); also, to pull (something)”).
Verb
- Alternative spelling of raze. To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish. To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate. To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out. To wound (someone or part of their body) superficially; to graze. To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it. To carve (a line, mark, etc.) into something; to incise, to inscribe; also, to carve lines, marks, etc., into (something); to engrave. To remove (something) by scraping; also, to cut or shave (something) off. To rub lightly along the surface of (something); brush against, to graze. To scrape (something) to remove things from its surface; also, to reduce (something) to small pieces by scraping; to grate. To shave (someone or part of their body) with a razor, etc. To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash. To carve lines, marks, etc., into something. To graze or rub lightly along a surface. To penetrate through something; to pierce.
- To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
- To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
- To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
- To wound (someone or part of their body) superficially; to graze.
- To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it. To carve (a line, mark, etc.) into something; to incise, to inscribe; also, to carve lines, marks, etc., into (something); to engrave. To remove (something) by scraping; also, to cut or shave (something) off. To rub lightly along the surface of (something); brush against, to graze. To scrape (something) to remove things from its surface; also, to reduce (something) to small pieces by scraping; to grate. To shave (someone or part of their body) with a razor, etc. To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash.
- To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it.
- To carve (a line, mark, etc.) into something; to incise, to inscribe; also, to carve lines, marks, etc., into (something); to engrave.
- To remove (something) by scraping; also, to cut or shave (something) off.
- To rub lightly along the surface of (something); brush against, to graze.
- To scrape (something) to remove things from its surface; also, to reduce (something) to small pieces by scraping; to grate.
- To shave (someone or part of their body) with a razor, etc.
- To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash.
- To carve lines, marks, etc., into something. To graze or rub lightly along a surface. To penetrate through something; to pierce.
- To carve lines, marks, etc., into something.
- To graze or rub lightly along a surface.
- To penetrate through something; to pierce.
Rase as a Noun
- An act of cutting, scraping, or scratching; also, an erasure.
- Alternative spelling of raze (“a slight wound; a scratch; also, a cut, a slit”).
Noun
- A measure in which the commodity assessed is made level with the top of the measuring vessel rather than heaped above it.
Verb
- Of a natural marking on the head of an animal (chiefly a horse): to extend down the head.
Noun
- A scratching out, or erasure
- A slight wound; a scratch
- A way of measuring in which the commodity measured was made even with the top of the measuring vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it
Verb
- To rub along the surface of; to graze
- To rub or scratch out; to erase
- To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze
- To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow
Synonyms of Rase
Rase synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Rase
Word Forms & Grammar
rase (third-person singular simple present rases, present participle rasing, simple past and past participle rased)
rase (plural rases)
Words That Rhyme With Rase
Origin of Rase
Origin 1: From Late Middle English rasen, rasyn (“to rage; to enrage (?)”),[1] probably from Middle Dutch râsen, râzen (“to be extremely angry, rage; to be mad, rave; to talk nonsense; of a dog: to be rabid”),[2] from Old Dutch *rāson (modern Dutch razen), from Proto-West Germanic *rāsōn (“to rush”), Proto-Germanic *rēsōną (“to rush”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow; to rush”).
Origin 2: A variant of race (“(obsolete) to pluck; to pull off; to snatch; to tear”), partly influenced by raze.[3]
Origin 3: A variant of raze, from Middle English rasen: see further at raze.
Origin 4: Probably either:[4]
Quick Answers About Rase
Is rase a verb or a noun?
Rase is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is another word for rase?
You can replace rase with words such as level, raze and dismantle. See the full list of rase synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of rase?
The plural of rase is rases.
What is the past tense of rase?
The past tense of rase is rased. The present participle is rasing.