erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /

VERB

remove; rub out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish delete eliminate expunge negate obliterate wipe out

STRONG

annul blank blot cancel cut dispatch efface excise extirpate gut kill launder nullify strike trim withdraw

WEAK

X out black out blue pencil cross out cut out disannul scratch out stamp out strike out take out unsee

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct ratify

STRONG

allow keep lose permit retain validate

WEAK

add insert put in

Example Sentences

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The trauma of those who spent parts of their childhood there will be harder to erase.

From BBC

The law will erase an ambiguity that has persisted despite there being no explicit mention of "conjugal duty" in any legal text.

From BBC

Small changes in temperature, electromagnetic interference, or background noise can quickly erase stored information.

From Science Daily

I erase a lot, trying to figure it all out.

From Literature

These conditions usually erase delicate biological remains long before they can fossilize.

From Science Daily