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to erase
01
to remove something completely from existence or memory
Transitive: to erase memory or trace of something
02
to remove marks or writing by rubbing them off
Transitive: to erase a mark or writing
03
to delete or remove recorded information from a device or storage
Transitive: to erase digital data
erase
v
erasable
adj
erasable
adj
erasure
n
erasure
n
Example
Political changes gradually erased the remnants of an old regime from public memory.
Over the decades, urbanization erased the quaint charm of the small village.
Time cannot erase the memories of significant life events.
The therapist worked with the patient to gradually erase negative thought patterns.
The historian lamented the attempt to erase certain events from the historical record.
