v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crazed p. pr. & vb. n. Crazing. ] [ OE. crasen to break, fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle, slå i kras, to break to pieces, F. écraser to crush, fr. the Scand. Cf. Crash. ] 1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase. [ 1913 Webster ] God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And craze their chariot wheels. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Till length of years, And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane. [ 1913 Webster ] Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits. Tilloston. [ 1913 Webster ] Grief hath crazed my wits. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |