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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.

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erase

Verb

[erasing, erased]

1. to destroy all traces of: he could not erase the memory of his earlier defeat

2. to rub or wipe out (something written)

3. to remove sound or information from (a magnetic tape or disk) [Latin e- out + radere to scrape]

erasable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	erase - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915" wipe out kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	erase - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" rub out, score out, wipe off, efface sponge - erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard delete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list" scratch out, cut out - strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list"
	3.	erase - wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?" delete recording, transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" demagnetise, demagnetize - erase (a magnetic storage device) record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing"

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erase

verb 1. delete, cancel out, wipe out, remove, eradicate, excise, obliterate, efface, blot out, expunge

2. rub out, remove, wipe out, delete, scratch out

Translations

erase [ɪˈreɪz] vt (COMPUT) → borrar

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erase [ɪˈreɪz] vt → effacer

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erase [ɪˈreɪz] vt (tape), (Comput) → löschen;

(writing) → ausradieren;

(thought, feeling) → auslöschen

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erase [ɪˈreɪz] vt → cancellare