erase
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) enPR: ĭ-rāzʹ, IPA: /ɪˈɹeɪz/, X-SAMPA: /I"r\eIz/
- (US) enPR: ĭ-rāsʹ, IPA: /ɪˈɹeɪs/, X-SAMPA: /I"r\eIs/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs, -eɪz
Verb [edit]
erase (third-person singular simple present erases, present participle erasing, simple past and past participle erased)
- (transitive) to remove markings or information
- I erased that note because it was wrong.
- (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
- I'm going to erase this tape.
- (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
- I'm going to erase those files.
- (transitive, baseball) To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
- Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play.
- (intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
- The chalkboard erased easily.
- Her painful memories seemingly erased completely.
- The files will erase quickly.
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Translations [edit]
to remove markings or information
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to obliterate information
to clear a storage medium
intransitive: to be erased
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Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
erase
- third-person singular past historic of eradere
erase f
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
ērāse
- vocative masculine singular of ērāsus
