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- Dictionaryerase/ɪˈreɪz/
verb
- 1. rub out or remove (writing or marks): "graffiti had been erased from the wall" Similar
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ERASE definition: 1. to remove something, especially a pencil mark by rubbing it: 2. to remove recordings or…. Learn more.
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.
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. Synonyms: obliterate, expunge. Antonyms: restore. to eliminate completely: She couldn't erase the tragic scene from her memory. to obliterate (material recorded on magnetic tape or a magnetic disk): She erased the message. Antonyms: restore.
to remove or destroy something, especially something that shows that that person or thing ever existed or happened: The president said NATO expansion would finally erase the boundary line in Europe artificially created by the Cold War. Years of hard living had blurred but not erased her girlhood beauty.
When you erase something, you eliminate or delete it, often by physically wiping it out. It's easy to erase chalk from a blackboard, but not so easy to erase graffiti from the side of a building.
Definition of erase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To erase is to wipe or rub out, literally or figuratively: erased the word from the blackboard; erased any hope of success. Expunge implies thorough removal: a performance that expunged doubts about his ability.
verb. 1. to obliterate or rub out (something written, typed, etc) 2. (transitive) to destroy all traces of; remove completely. time erases grief. 3. to remove (a recording) from ( magnetic tape) 4. (transitive) computing.
verb. erased, erases, erasing. To rub, scrape, or wipe out (esp. written or engraved letters); efface; expunge. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To remove (something recorded) from (magnetic tape) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To remove (data) from a computer storage device. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
ERASE definition: to completely remove words, music, pictures, etc that are written or stored on a computer or other…. Learn more.
