The meaning of ERASE is to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters). How to use erase in a sentence.
ERASE definition: 1. to remove something, especially a pencil mark by rubbing it: 2. to remove recordings or…. Learn more.
If you erase sound which has been recorded on a tape or information which has been stored in a computer, you completely remove or destroy it. He was in the studio tearfully erasing all the tapes he'd slaved over. [VERB noun]
To erase is to wipe or rub out, literally or figuratively: erased the word from the blackboard; erased any hope of success. Expunge implies thorough removal: a performance that expunged doubts about his ability.
Definition of erase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to eliminate completely: She couldn't erase the tragic scene from her memory. Sound Reproduction to obliterate (material recorded on magnetic tape or a magnetic disk): She erased the message.
erase (third-person singular simple present erases, present participle erasing, simple past and past participle erased) (transitive) To remove (markings or information).
ERASE definition: to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface. See examples of erase used in a sentence.
erase, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
When you erase something, you eliminate or delete it, often by physically wiping it out. It's easy to erase chalk from a blackboard, but not so easy to erase graffiti from the side of a building.