erase
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ERASE
1
[+ object]
:
to remove (something that has been recorded) from a tape (such as a videotape or audiotape) or a computer disk
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The recording can be erased and the tape used again.
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Several important files were accidentally erased.
also
:
to remove recorded material from (a tape or disk)
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You can erase the tape/disk and use it again.
2
chiefly US
a
:
to remove (something written) by rubbing or scraping so that it can no longer be seen
[+ object]
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She erased the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.
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I erased the chalk marks from the blackboard.
[no object]
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These marks won't erase. [=can't be erased]
b
:
to remove something written from (a surface)
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erase [=clean] the blackboard
3
[+ object]
:
to remove any thought or memory of (something)
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Time has erased the event from her memory. [=she has completely forgotten the event]
