Definition & Meaning of "erase"

to erase

to remove something completely from existence or memory

Transitive: to erase memory or trace of something

Example

Time can not erase the memories of significant life events.

The historian lamented the attempt to erase certain events from the historical record.

to remove marks or writing by rubbing them off

Transitive: to erase a mark or writing

Example

She tried to erase the pencil marks from her notebook with an eraser.

I made a mistake and had to erase the word from the paper.

to delete recorded information from a device or storage

clear

delete

Transitive: to erase digital data

Example

He accidentally erased the video from the tape while trying to rewind it.

The technician helped me erase the old data from the computer ’s hard drive.

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