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   erase

   /ɪˈreɪz/

   verb

   • 1. rub out or remove (writing or marks): "graffiti had been erased from the wall" Similar deleterub outwipe out/offcross outstrike outscore outblot outblank outscratch outscrape offcancelput a line througheffaceexpungeexciseremoveobliterateeliminateremove all traces ofcensorblue-pencilredactbowdlerizetechnical:dele
   • ▪ remove all traces of; destroy or obliterate: "over twenty years the last vestiges of a rural economy were erased" Similar destroywipe outobliterateeradicateabolishstamp outquashdo away withget rid ofremovedissolve
   • ▪ remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or medium); delete (data) from a computer's memory: "the tape could be magnetically erased and reused"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally as a heraldic term meaning ‘represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge’): from Latin eras- ‘scraped away’, from the verb eradere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + radere ‘scrape’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. erasable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Erase means to remove something, especially a mark, by rubbing it, or to delete information from a device or memory. Learn how to use erase in different contexts, such as writing, recording, or forgetting, with examples and translations.

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   to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. Synonyms: obliterate, expunge. Antonyms: restore. to eliminate completely: She couldn't erase the tragic scene from her memory. to obliterate (material recorded on magnetic tape or a magnetic disk): She erased the message. Antonyms: restore.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb erase, which means to rub or scrape out something written or drawn, or to remove recorded matter from a medium. See also related phrases and entries near erase.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryERASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of erase as a verb in English, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say erase in different languages and contexts, such as business, academic and literary.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › eraseErase - definition of erase by The Free Dictionary

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   Erase means to remove, as by rubbing or wiping out, something written, recorded, or stored. Learn the synonyms, examples, and differences between erase and related terms such as delete, expunge, and cancel.

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   Definitions of erase. verb. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing. “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”. synonyms: efface, rub out, score out, wipe off. see more. verb. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information. synonyms: delete.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionerase verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of erase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.