erase meaning and definition

ERASE verb

Definition of erase (verb)

1. remove from memory or existence
   • "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
   • synonyms: wipe out
2. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
   • "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
   • synonyms: efface, rub out, score out, wipe off
3. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
   • "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
   • synonyms: delete
   • antonym: record