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erase

verb

remove from memory or existence

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
E
Ends with
E
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
5

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪˈɹeɪz

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. remove from memory or existence

    “The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915”

verb

  1. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

    “Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

verb

  1. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

    “Please erase the formula on the blackboard — it is wrong!”

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Example Sentences

The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
Who erased the files from my hard disk?
Please erase the formula on the blackboard — it is wrong!

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