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erase
- /ɪˈɹeɪs/ Canada, US
- /i-/ Canada, US
- /ɪˈɹeɪz/ Australia, UK
Rhymes with -eɪz, -eɪs
Where it comes from
From Latin ērāsus, past participle of ērādere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian.
verb erases · erasing · erased
- To remove (markings or information). I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.
- To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize. I'm going to erase this tape.
- To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. I'm going to erase those files.
- To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.
- To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information). The chalkboard erased easily.
- To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society. I suggest, then, that counterdiscourses, when reductive, tend to emulate the screen discourse that erases gay sociality.
- To kill; assassinate.
Opposite: record
noun erases
- The operation of deleting data. This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: efface, delete, wipe out, rub out, wipe off, score out, erasure, expunge, dele, deletion, remove, removing, eliminate, dispel, obliterate, dissolve
verb
Opposite: record
Translations
Every language
verb to remove markings or information
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지우다 jiuda |
| 日本語 | 消す kesu, 消去する shōkyo suru |
| 中文 | 拭除 shìchú, 抹去 mǒqù, 擦去 cāqù |
| हिन्दी | मिटाना miṭānā |
| Português | apagar |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | auslöschen, ausradieren, löschen, tilgen |
| Italiano | cancellare, eliminare |
| Ελληνικά | σβήνω svíno |
| Română | șterge |
| Русский | стира́ть stirátʹ, стере́ть sterétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xóa |
| العربية | مَحَا maḥā, مَحَى maḥā |
verb to obliterate information
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 抹消する masshō suru |
| Português | apagar |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | vernichten, löschen |
| Italiano | cancellare |
| Ελληνικά | σβήνω svíno |
| Русский | стира́ть stirátʹ, стере́ть sterétʹ |
verb to clear a storage medium
| Español | borrar |
|---|---|
| Português | excluir, deletar |
| Français | effacer |
| Deutsch | löschen, leeren, reinigen |
| Русский | стира́ть stirátʹ, стере́ть sterétʹ |
verb to remove a runner
| Deutsch | ausschalten |
|---|
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title = {erase},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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