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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
From the M-W Editors
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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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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The declaration ushered in a period of gruesome violence and an attempt by the militant group to erase borders between the neighboring states.
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Right fielder Edwin Moreno erased him on a double play at third base after Peters attempt to tag up on a flyball.
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Sex crimes and certain violent offenses can't be erased, though.
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Two were erased on double-plays, of which Richard now has a major-league leading 17.
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New Zealand has outdistanced the U.S. with relative ease in each heat, erasing...
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But the SBC disagrees, seeing such translations as part of a larger cultural push to erase distinctions between genders and diminish masculinity.
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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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