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Razes vs Fazes - What's the difference?

razes | fazes |

As verbs the difference between razes and fazes

is that razes is third-person singular of raze while fazes is third-person singular of faze.

razes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (raze)
  • ----

    raze

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) raser

    Verb

    (raz)
  • To demolish; to level to the ground.
  • 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.”
  • To scrape as if with a razor.
  • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rhizome of ginger).
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    fazes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (faze)
  • ----

    faze

    English

    Alternative forms

    * feaze

    Verb

    (faz)
  • (informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative), to perturb, to disconcert.
  • Jumping out of an airplane does not faze him, yet he is afraid to ride a roller coaster.

    Usage notes

    * Citations for in the start in 1830; usage was established by 1890. * The word phase is sometimes used incorrectly for ; they are distinct terms.

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