erased; erasing; erases
1
a
: to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters)
erase an error
b
: to remove written or drawn marks from
erase a blackboard
c
: to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic medium (such as magnetic tape)
also
: to remove recorded matter from
erase a hard drive
d
: to delete from computer storage
erase a file
2
a
: to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing
b
: to nullify the effect or force of
: to yield to erasure
Synonyms
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 on the Web
In the first inning Sunday, Lux helped the Dodgers erase an early two-run deficit by lining an RBI double down the left-field line, collecting his third-straight extra-base hit after a home run and double in a Saturday night win.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Image: Microsoft Windows Insiders will also get access to Designer within the Photos app on Windows 11 today, with features like erasing objects, removing backgrounds, auto-cropping, and filters all available directly in Photos.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 17 July 2024
The ruling, which certainly will be appealed, rolled back nearly 30 years of special counsel precedent and erased an indictment widely seen as the most straightforward of the four that Trump has faced.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 15 July 2024
But, like much of the Bronx, it was erased by the city’s tightly grasping infrastructure fingers.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Image: Microsoft Windows Insiders will also get access to Designer within the Photos app on Windows 11 today, with features like erasing objects, removing backgrounds, auto-cropping, and filters all available directly in Photos.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 17 July 2024
The ruling, which certainly will be appealed, rolled back nearly 30 years of special counsel precedent and erased an indictment widely seen as the most straightforward of the four that Trump has faced.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 15 July 2024
But, like much of the Bronx, it was erased by the city’s tightly grasping infrastructure fingers.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erase. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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erase
verb
erased; erasing
1
a
: to rub out (as something written)
b
: to remove written or drawn marks from
erase a chalkboard
c
: to remove recorded matter from
erase a videotape
d
: to delete from a computer storage device
erase a file
2
: to remove as if by erasing
erase an event from one's memory
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