Crase

name, verb

name, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Early Modern spelling of craze (“break into pieces, crack”).

    "[…] verily it behoueth them ouer whome wee haue rule, not to runne about, neither by their craftie & deceitful rashnes to crase the concord of Byshops agreeing togither […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"[…] verily it behoueth them ouer whome wee haue rule, not to runne about, neither by their craftie & deceitful rashnes to crase the concord of Byshops agreeing togither […]"

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