Meaning

(transitive) To remove (markings or information)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To remove (markings or information).
2. (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
3. (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
4. (transitive, baseball) To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
5. (intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
6. (transitive) To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.
7. (transitive, slang) To kill; assassinate.
8. (computing) The operation of deleting data.

Example Sentences

I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.

I'm going to erase this tape.

I'm going to erase those files.

Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.

C.J. Henderson has the speed and anticipation to erase receivers all over the field, and his athleticism is absurd; according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Henderson bench presses 380 pounds and squats 545.

The chalkboard erased easily.

The files will erase quickly.

I suggest, then, that counterdiscourses, when reductive, tend to emulate the screen discourse that erases gay sociality.

Word Forms

• erases
• erasing
• erased

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When Should You Use Erase?

Use erase when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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