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erase

/ erase /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
remove from memory or existence
"The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
destruction demolition wipeout expunction expunging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
wipe out magnetically recorded information
Opposites:
record tape
Type of:
take away take out
Kinds of:
demagnetize demagnetise
Derived:
eraser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
recording transcription
verb Sense 3
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
Type of:
delete cancel
Kinds of:
sponge scratch out cut out
Derived:
erasure expunction expunging eraser
Entails:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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kill take away take out demagnetize demagnetise record tape delete cancel sponge scratch out cut out