erase

Definition

  • verb: to remove (something that has been recorded) from a tape (such as a videotape or audiotape) or a computer disk
  • verb: to rub or scrape out (as written, painted, or engraved letters)
  • synonyms: expunge, efface

Examples

  • Time has 'erased' the event from her memory. [=she has completely forgotten the event]

  • She 'erased' the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.

  • The recording can be 'erased' and the tape used again.

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