What is the meaning of erase?

Remove from memory or existence.
- usage: "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
- synonyms: wipe out
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.
- usage: "Please erase the formula on the blackboard-it is wrong"
- synonyms: rub out, score out, efface, wipe off
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information.
- usage: "Who erased the files form my hard disk"
- synonyms: delete

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APA	WordNet. (2010). erase. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/erase/definitions/1273353
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Harvard	WordNet 2010, erase, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/erase/definitions/1273353>.
MLA	WordNet. "erase" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/erase/definitions/1273353>

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