Raze vs Naze - What's the difference?
raze | naze |
To demolish; to level to the ground.
To scrape as if with a razor.
(rhizome of ginger).
A promontory or headland. See ness
A cape at the southern tip of Norway (also known as The Lindesnes)
As nouns the difference between raze and naze
is that raze is (rhizome of ginger) while naze is a promontory or headland see ness.As a verb raze
is to demolish; to level to the ground.raze
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) raserVerb
(raz)- The word ‘laconic’ derives from Lakon (“person from Lakonia”) the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When threatened them with, “If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta,” the Spartans’ reply was, “If.”