erase
English Thesaurus
1. remove from memory or existence (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
2. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information (verb.communication)
| domain category | : | recording, transcription, |
| definition | : | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) (noun.act) |
3. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cancel, delete, |
| definition | : | remove or make invisible (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sponge, |
| definition | : | erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cut out, scratch out, |
| definition | : | strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
4. remove from memory or existence (verb.change)
| derivation | : | demolition, destruction, wipeout, |
| definition | : | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event) |
5. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | record, tape, |
| definition | : | register electronically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | eraser, |
| definition | : | an implement used to erase something (noun.artifact) |
6. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | eraser, |
| definition | : | an implement used to erase something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | erasure, |
| definition | : | a surface area where something has been erased (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | erasure, |
| definition | : | a correction made by erasing (noun.communication) |
7. remove from memory or existence (verb.change)
| derivation | : | demolition, destruction, wipeout, |
| definition | : | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event) |
8. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | record, tape, |
| definition | : | register electronically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | eraser, |
| definition | : | an implement used to erase something (noun.artifact) |
9. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | eraser, |
| definition | : | an implement used to erase something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | erasure, |
| definition | : | a surface area where something has been erased (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | erasure, |
| definition | : | a correction made by erasing (noun.communication) |
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