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erase

/ɪ'reɪs/

Synonyms of erase Antonyms of erase Examples of erase Usage of erase Parts of erase Definition that contains erase Words sounding like erase Explanation of erase

verb
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
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"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

Similar:

efface rub out score out wipe off

type of:
cancel delete
verb
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
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"Who erased the files from my hard disk?"

Similar:

delete

Opposite:

record

type of:
take out take away
verb
remove from memory or existence
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"The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"

Similar:

wipe out

type of:
kill

Examples of erase

"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
"Who erased the files from my hard disk?"
"The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"