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- \i-ˈrās, British -ˈrāz\
- /ɪˈreɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \i-ˈrās, British -ˈrāz\
Definitions of erase word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of ERASE delete 3
- noun erase Rub out or remove (writing or marks). 1
- transitive verb erase correct by rubbing out 1
- transitive verb erase eradicate, remove 1
- transitive verb erase delete: a computer file 1
- transitive verb erase delete: text on a computer 1
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Parts of speech for Erase
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
erase popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for erase
verb erase
- rub out — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
- wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
noun erase
- assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- offing — the state or fact of being off.
- rubout — a murder or assassination.
Antonyms for erase
verb erase
- build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
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