Erase
11erase — ► VERB ▪ rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. DERIVATIVES erasable adjective erasure noun. ORIGIN Latin eradere scrape away …
12erase — verb (erased; erasing) Etymology: Latin erasus, past participle of eradere, from e + radere to scratch, scrape more at rodent Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. a. to rub or scrape out (as written, painted, or engraved letters) < erase an error > …
13erase — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely, fully ▪ partially ▪ virtually ▪ effectively ▪ This event has b …
14erase — e|rase S3 [ıˈreız US ıˈreıs] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of eradere, from radere to rub roughly, scrape ] 1.) to remove information from a computer memory or recorded sounds from a tape ▪ The computer crashed, and… …
15erase — [[t]ɪre͟ɪz, AM ɪre͟ɪs[/t]] erases, erasing, erased 1) VERB If you erase a thought or feeling, you destroy it completely so that you can no longer remember something or no longer feel a particular emotion. [V n] They are desperate to erase the… …
16erase */ — UK [ɪˈreɪz] / US [ɪˈreɪs] verb [transitive] Word forms erase : present tense I/you/we/they erase he/she/it erases present participle erasing past tense erased past participle erased 1) a) to remove all the information stored on a computer disk,… …
17erase — erasability, n. erasable, adj. /i rays /, v., erased, erasing. v.t. 1. to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. 2. to eliminate completely: She couldn t erase the tragic scene from her memory. 3. to… …
18erase — v. (D; tr.) to erase from * * * [ɪ reɪz] (D; tr.) to erase from …
19erase — e|rase [ ı reıs ] verb transitive * 1. ) to remove all the information stored on a computer DISK or all the sound or pictures recorded on a TAPE: The virus erases all the files on your hard drive. a ) to remove writing, drawing, or marks made by… …
20erase — verb (T) 1 to remove information from a computer memory or recorded sounds from a tape: Unfortunately, the tape has been erased. 2 to remove marks or writing so that they can no longer be seen 3 formal to get rid of or destroy something so that… …
