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erase(dictionary)

erase (iou)



erase verb & noun. L16.
[Latin eras- pa. ppl stem of eradere, from e- E- + radere to scrape.]
A. verb trans.
Heraldry. Represent (the head or a limb of an animal) with a jagged or torn edge. Only as erased ppl adjective, erasing verbal noun. L16.
Rub out or obliterate (something written, typed, drawn, or engraved); remove from in this way; remove (a recorded signal) from magnetic tape etc. L17.
b. Remove all traces of (something) from or from one's memory or mind. L17.
C. Chaplin I did my best to erase that night's horror from my mind. P. Rose If it were possible to erase the past, to go back..and try again.
Remove a recorded signal from (magnetic tape etc.). M20.
b. noun. The action of erasing a magnetic tape etc. Usu. attrib. M20.
erase facility, erase head, etc.
erasement noun (now rare) E18.
eraser noun a person who or thing which erases something; spec. a piece of (synthetic) rubber or plastic for erasing pencil or ink marks: L18.
erasion noun (rare) the action or an act of erasing something L18.
erasive adjective (rare) that tends to erase something M17.