erase
/ɪˈreɪs/
verb
- To remove written or drawn marks from a surface, especially using a rubber or eraser.
- The teacher asked the student to erase the chalkboard after the lesson.
- She used a pencil so she could erase any mistakes easily.
- Please erase your answers from the whiteboard before the next class.
- To delete or remove digital data, such as files or recordings.
- I accidentally erased all the photos from my memory card.
- The technician erased the hard drive before selling the laptop.
- You can erase the old files to free up space on your computer.
- To remove all traces of something; to cause something to be forgotten or no longer exist.
- Time cannot erase the memories of our childhood.
- He tried to erase the embarrassing moment from his mind.
- The new building was built to erase the scars of the old factory.
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