1
[ verb ] remove from memory or existence

Synonyms

wipe_out

Examples

"The Romans erased Carthage in 146 BC"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Daniel termed `` extremely conservative '' his estimate that it would produce 17 million dollars to help erase an anticipated deficit of 63 million dollars at the end of the current fiscal_year next Aug. 31 .

Related terms

kill destruction

2
[ verb ] remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Synonyms

score_out efface wipe_off rub_out

Examples

"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

Related terms

delete sponge scratch_out eraser erasure rub

3
[ verb ] wipe out magnetically recorded information

Synonyms

delete

Related terms

record take_away demagnetise recording

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Rhymes with

race retrace embrace disgrace retrace embrace grace brace trace disgrace embrace embrace footrace

Phonetic and Homophones

IY0 R EY1 S
IH0 R EY1 S

Similar Spelling

Erse erose Eros Eris Eruca Erika erica Ericka erg

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