artifice vs raze

artifice

noun
  • A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse. 

  • A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture. 

  • A tactical move to gain advantage. 

  • A crafty but underhanded deception. 

verb
  • To construct by means of skill or specialised art 

raze

verb
  • To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate. 

  • To scrape as if with a razor. 

  • To demolish; to level to the ground. 

noun
  • A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. 

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