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Definition of Rased
Rased Rase Rase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rased; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rasing.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq.
fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to
scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. Raze, Razee,
Razor, Rodent.]
1. To rub along the surface of; to graze. [Obsoles.]
Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and
might not the bullet which rased his cheek have gone
into his head? --South.
Sometimes his feet rased the surface of water, and
at others the skylight almost flattened his nose.
--Beckford.
2. To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.]
Except we rase the faculty of memory, root and
branch, out of our mind. --Fuller.
3. To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to
raze. [In this sense rase is generally used.]
Till Troy were by their brave hands rased, They
would not turn home. --Chapman.
Note: This word, rase, may be considered as nearly obsolete;
graze, erase, and raze, having superseded it.
Rasing iron, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from
the seams of a vessel.
Syn: To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; level;
prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin.
ras Reis Reis (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
A common title in the East for a person in authority,
especially the captain of a ship. [Written also rais and
ras.]
