Definition of erase
erased
;erasing
transitive verb
1a : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters) erase an errorb : to remove written or drawn marks from erase a blackboardc : to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic medium; also : to remove recorded matter from erase a videotaped : to delete from a computer storage device erase a file
2a : to remove from existence or memory as if by erasingb : to nullify the effect or force of
intransitive verb
: to yield to erasure
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Examples of erase in a Sentence
The recording can be erased and the tape used again.
Several important files were accidentally erased.
You can erase the tape and use it again.
She erased the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.
I erased the chalk marks from the blackboard.
Recent Examples of erase from the Web
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Norberto Galiotti, the cigar-smoking secretary of Rosario’s Communist Party, regards the foundation’s campaign as a part of a pernicious effort to erase Che from history, led by the country’s centre-right president, Mauricio Macri.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans are expressing embarrassment, fear and frustration as party leaders concede that their years-long promise to erase much of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act is all but dead.
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After a walk to Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop doubled in two to erase the Rangers’ 1-0 lead.
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Chinese journalists, lawyers and activists denounced government efforts to erase mentions of Mr. Liu.
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In the fifth, Crescenta Valley erased an 11-8 deficit by scoring three runs with only one hit –
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Arismendy Alcantara reached on wild strike three, but was immediately erased when Billy Hamilton grounded up the middle into a 6-3 double play.
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That’s in part because some 2000 years ago, early adopters of agriculture known as the Bantu spread across the continent, erasing the genetic footprint of other Africans.
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Duvall helped erase any of those thoughts with his home run to right field.
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Origin and Etymology of erase
Latin erasus, past participle of eradere, from e- + radere to scratch, scrape — more at rodent
ERASE Defined for English Language Learners
erase
playDefinition of erase for English Language Learners
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: to remove (something that has been recorded) from a tape (such as a videotape or audiotape) or a computer disk; also : to remove recorded material from (a tape or disk)
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: to remove (something written) by rubbing or scraping so that it can no longer be seen
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: to remove something written from (a surface)
ERASE Defined for Kids
erase
playDefinition of erase for Students
erased
;erasing
1 : to cause to disappear by rubbing or scraping erase a chalk mark
2 : to remove marks from erase a chalkboard
3 : to remove recorded matter from erase a CD
eraser
\i-ˈrā-sər\ nounLaw Dictionary
erase
Legal Definition of erase
erased
erasing
: to seal and protect (criminal records) from disclosure
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