rasieren

Meaning

  1. (weak) to shave
  2. (informal, weak) to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back
  3. (dated, weak) to raze, demolish, utterly destroy
  4. (ambitransitive, slang, weak) to be manifestly successful (against), to duppy, to kick (someone's) ass.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁaˈziːʁən/
Etymology

In summary

17th century, from French raser, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre.

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