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- DictionaryE·rase/əˈrās/
verb
- 1. rub out or remove (writing or marks): "graffiti had been erased from the wall"
verb (used with object), e·rased, e·ras·ing. to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. to eliminate completely: She couldn't erase the tragic scene from her memory. to obliterate (material recorded on magnetic tape or a magnetic disk): She erased the message.
Definition of erase – Learner’s Dictionary. erase. verb [ T ] uk / ɪˈreɪz / us / ɪˈreɪs / to completely remove words, music, pictures, etc that are written or stored on a computer or other piece of equipment: How do I erase the disc? Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Computers e‧rase /ɪˈreɪz $ ɪˈreɪs/ verb [ transitive] 1 to remove information from a computer memory or recorded sounds from a tape The computer crashed, and all our records were erased. see thesaurus at remove 2 to remove writing from paper Some of the names had been accident...
ERASE definition: to completely remove words, music, pictures, etc that are written or stored on a computer or other…. Learn more.
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. to eliminate completely: She couldn't erase the tragic scene from her memory. Sound Reproduction to obliterate (material recorded on magnetic tape or a magnetic disk): She erased the message.
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. The recording can be erased and the tape used again. Several important files were accidentally erased. also : to remove recorded material from (a tape or disk)
To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; efface; blot or strike out; obliterate; expunge: as, to erase a word or a name. Hence To remove or destroy, as if by rubbing or blotting out. To destroy to the foundation; raze. Synonyms Cancel, Obliterate, etc. (see efface ); wipe out, rub off, remove.
