erase

verb
/ɪˈɹeɪs/

To remove (markings or information).

Example

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

Other meanings

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.”

Synonyms

wipe out

Example sentences

“The pencil case was full of dry-erase markers.”
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This definition is adapted from “erase” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.