erase

ɪˈɹeɪs

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#1·11h ago

(transitive) To remove (markings or information).

I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.

Origin: From , past participle of to scrape, to abrade, from out of + to scrape. Compare , aracen. Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.

I'm going to erase this tape.

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#3·11h ago

(transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.

I'm going to erase those files.

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