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erase
e·rase
[
i ráyss
]
(
past and past participle
e·rased
,
present participle
e·ras·ing
,
3rd person present singular
e·ras·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
remove written material:
to remove written, typed, or printed material by rubbing it out, or obliterate it with something such as correction fluid
2.
eliminate something:
to remove or destroy something completely
an ancient civilization, all traces of which had been erased over time
3.
comput
delete recorded data:
to delete data or recorded material from a computer's memory, a magnetic tape, or other storage medium
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
eras-
, past participle of
eradere
"scrape out" <
radere
"to scrape"
]
e·ras·a·bil·i·ty
[
i ràyssə bíllətee
]
noun
e·ras·a·ble
adjective
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e·ras·a·bil·i·ty [ i ràyssə bíllətee ] noune·ras·a·ble adjective
