Erased

e·rase  (-rs)

tr.v. e·rased, e·ras·ing, e·ras·es

1.

a. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.

b. To remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium: erased a file from the diskette.

c. To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example): erased the videocassette.

2. To remove all traces of.

3. To remove or destroy as if by wiping out: had to erase all thoughts of failure from his mind.

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[Latin rdere, rs-, to scratch out : -, ex-, ex- + rdere, to scrape; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: erase, expunge, efface, delete, cancel
These verbs mean to remove or invalidate something, especially something stored, recorded, or written down. To erase is to wipe or rub out, literally or figuratively: erased the equation from the blackboard; erased any hope of success.
Expunge and efface imply thorough removal: expunged their names from the list; tried to efface prejudice from his mind.
To delete is to remove matter from a manuscript or data from a computer application: deleted expletives from the transcript; deleted the file with one keystroke.
Cancel refers to invalidating by or as if by drawing lines through something written: canceled the postage stamp; canceled the reservation.