e·rase ( -r s )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.
[Latin r dere, r s-, to scratch out : -, ex-, ex- + r dere, to scrape; see r d- 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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | erase - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"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!"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?"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" record, tape - register electronically; "They recorded her singing" |
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