erase | ||
1. | [ verb ] remove from memory or existence | |
Synonyms: | wipe_out | |
Examples: | "The Romans erased Carthage in 146 BC" |
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Related terms: | kill destruction | |
2. | [ verb ] remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | |
Synonyms: | score_out efface wipe_off rub_out | |
Examples: | "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" |
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Related terms: | delete sponge scratch_out eraser erasure rub | |
3. | [ verb ] wipe out magnetically recorded information | |
Synonyms: | delete | |
Related terms: | record take_away demagnetise recording | |
Similar spelling: |
Erse erose Eros Eris Eruca Erika erica Ericka erg |