erase
erase (ē rās′, i-)
transitive verb erased′, eras′·ing
- to rub, scrape, or wipe out (esp. written or engraved letters); efface; expunge
- to remove (something recorded) from (magnetic tape)
- to remove any sign of; obliterate, as from the mind
- to remove (data) from a computer storage device
- Slang to kill
Etymology: < L erasus, pp. of eradere, to scratch out < e-, out + radere, to scrape, scratch: see rat
erase
v.
To rub or wipe out
delete, cancel, obliterate, expunge, efface, eradicate; see also cancel 1.*To kill
erase implies a scraping or rubbing out of something written or drawn, or figuratively, the removal of an impression; to expunge is to remove or wipe out completely; efface implies a rubbing out from a surface, and, in extended use, suggests a destroying of the distinguishing marks, or even of the very existence, of something; obliterate implies a thorough blotting out of something so that all visible traces of it are removed; delete implies the marking of written or printed matter for removal, or the removal of the matter itself
Object
- cookie: By erasing cookies this may limit your ability to access all of the website.
- memory: None of the England players could erase the memory of the victors ' goading in the stadium car park.
- trace: The sinister Witches of Chiswick are determined to erase all traces of the other past.
- marker: No special pens are necessary the system uses standard, dry erase markers.
- distinction: It erases all distinction between the essential economic character of so-called productive and consumption goods.
- disk: The safest method is to erase the hard disk with a " government level wipe " program.
Used with why or when
- when: These cookies are not stored on your computer's hard drive and are erased when you close your browser.
- what: Drawing controls: Erasing - To erase what you drew, press Left.
Adjective complement
- argent: Arms: - Azure, three Shoveller's heads erased argent.
Modifying Another Word
- accidentally: Arriving in the office, I accidentally erased all the day's photos out of the memory card.
- securely: Contact ABC Computer Services to ensure data is securely erased.
- permanently: Messages deleted from the Deleted folder will be erased permanently.
- physically: Deleting a source file using standard Windows delete function does not physically erase the data.
- partially: Not until the successful Desert Storm operation, was the national depression, some called it the " Vietnam Syndrome, " partially erased.
Preposition: from
- memory: Both main parties would like the saga to be erased from memory.
- register: The Court agreed with the CHRE that the decision was unduly lenient and said his name must be erased from the professional register.
- face: The rural population declined, and whole chapters of its traditional lore were erased from the face of the landscape.
- record: The news item disappeared and was erased from record.
