raser

Meaning

1. to shave
2. to brush, lightly touch
3. to raze (level to the ground)
4. (informal) to bore someone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁa.ze/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin *rāsāre, a frequentative verb formed from Latin rāsus, past participle of rādō, from Proto-Italic *razdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rh₁d-dʰ-, extended from *reh₁d- (“to scrape, scratch, gnaw”). Compare Italian rasare.