Definition of razes:
(v) :
(transitive) To level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
(v) :
(transitive) (figurative) To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remove from existence; to destroy, to obliterate.
(v) :
(transitive) (also figurative) To erase (a record, text, etc.), originally by scraping; to rub out, to scratch out.
(v) :
(transitive) (archaic except UK, regional) To wound (someone or part of their body) superficially; to graze.
(n) :
A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.
(v) :
(transitive) (obsolete) To alter (a document) by erasing parts of it.