Verb: erase i'reys [N. Amer], i'reyz [Brit]
- Remove from memory or existence
"The new regime tried to erase all mention of the previous government";
- wipe out
- Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
"Please erase the formula on the blackboard — it is wrong!";
- rub out, score out, efface, wipe off
- Remove digitally or magnetically recorded information
"Who erased the files from my hard disk?";
- delete, wipe, scrub
Derived forms: erased, erases, erasing
Type of: cancel, delete, fish out [informal], kill, take out
Encyclopedia: Erase