Rakes vs Razes - What's the difference?

rakes | razes |


As verbs the difference between rakes and razes

is that rakes is (rake) while razes is (raze).

As a noun rakes

is .

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

rakes

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rake)

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    razes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (raze)
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    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.
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rhizome of ginger).

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