erase

/i'reiz/
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erase

The teacher uses an eraser to erase the chalkboard.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To remove written, drawn, or recorded material: To eliminate marks, text, or data from a surface or storage medium, typically by rubbing, wiping, or using a digital command.
    • To obliterate or eliminate completely: To remove something as if by wiping it away, often implying it leaves no trace.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The teacher asked the student to erase the incorrect answer from the whiteboard.
    • I accidentally erased the important voice memo from my phone.
    • Time has erased all memory of that ancient civilization from the historical record.
Advanced Usage
  • "to erase all doubt": to completely eliminate uncertainty or suspicion.
    • The DNA evidence erased all doubt about the suspect's innocence.
  • "to erase the boundaries": to remove distinctions or limits.
    • The new policy aims to erase the boundaries between different departments.
Variants and Related Words
  • Eraser (n): A tool, typically a piece of rubber or a software function, used for erasing marks.
    • I need a pencil eraser to fix this mistake.
  • Erasable (adj): Capable of being erased.
    • This is an erasable pen, so the ink can be removed.
  • Erasure (n): The act of erasing or the state of having been erased.
    • The erasure of the files was permanent.
Synonyms
  • Delete: To remove, especially digital data.
  • Expunge: To strike out or obliterate completely.
  • Obliterate: To destroy utterly; wipe out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Erase from: To remove something from a specific place or memory.
    • It is impossible to erase that traumatic event from my mind.
Related Idioms
  • A clean slate / A clean eraser: A fresh start after past mistakes have been forgiven or erased.
    • After the apology, they decided to give their friendship a clean slate.
erase

The teacher uses an eraser to erase the chalkboard.

Verb
  1. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
    • Who erased the files form my hard disk?
  2. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
    • Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
  3. remove from memory or existence
    • The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915

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