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to erase
01
to remove something completely from existence or memory
Transitive: to erase memory or trace of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
erase
3rd person singular
erases
Present participle
erasing
Past simple
erased
Past participle
erased
Examples
Time can not erase the memories of significant life events.
02
to remove marks or writing by rubbing them off
Transitive: to erase a mark or writing
Examples
She tried to erase the pencil marks from her notebook with an eraser.
Lexical Tree
erasable
erasure
erase
