Erase
verb
To remove information, writing, signs, etc. completely.
He erased the wrong answer from his paper and wrote the correct one.
Often appears as...
- erase words
- erase mistakes
verb
To make someone or something be forgotten.
Time can never erase the horrible memories of war.
Often appears as...
- erase memories
- erase the past
verb
To delete data on a computer or memory system.
I accidentally erased all the photos on my phone.
Often appears as...
- erase files
- erase data
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Technical
verb
To remove information, writing, signs, etc. completely.
He erased the wrong answer from his paper and wrote the correct one.
Often appears as...
- erase words
- erase mistakes
verb
To make someone or something be forgotten.
Time can never erase the horrible memories of war.
Often appears as...
- erase memories
- erase the past
verb
To delete data on a computer or memory system.
I accidentally erased all the photos on my phone.
Often appears as...
- erase files
- erase data
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Removal
The term often indicates physically removing something, like pencil marks or chalk.
She used an eraser to erase the doodle from her notebook.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Elimination
Erase implies that something is wiped out so thoroughly it leaves no trace.
The flood erased all the landmarks, making navigation difficult.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Action
Usually, when you erase something, it cannot be retrieved or restored.
She erased her ex-boyfriend's number from her phone.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Removal
The term often indicates physically removing something, like pencil marks or chalk.
She used an eraser to erase the doodle from her notebook.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Elimination
Erase implies that something is wiped out so thoroughly it leaves no trace.
The flood erased all the landmarks, making navigation difficult.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Action
Usually, when you erase something, it cannot be retrieved or restored.
She erased her ex-boyfriend's number from her phone.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Removal
The term often indicates physically removing something, like pencil marks or chalk.
She used an eraser to erase the doodle from her notebook.
Pro Tip 2/3Complete Elimination
Erase implies that something is wiped out so thoroughly it leaves no trace.
The flood erased all the landmarks, making navigation difficult.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Action
Usually, when you erase something, it cannot be retrieved or restored.
She erased her ex-boyfriend's number from her phone.
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Video examples
What's in Dry-Erase...
except the thing is if you look these ingredients up online you will either find that they have a bajillion listed uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers work I guess they have better things to
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What makes tattoos...
But if tattoos are embedded in your skin for life, is there any way to erase them? Technically, yes. Today, a laser is used to penetrate the epidermis and blast apart underlying pigment colors of various wavelengths, black being the easiest to target. The laser beam breaks the ink globules into smaller particles
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What is Alzheimer's...
resulting in erratic mood changes. At the top of the brain, they cause paranoia and hallucinations, and once they reach the brain's rear, the plaques and tangles work together to erase the mind's deepest memories. Eventually the control centers governing heart rate and breathing are overpowered as well
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The Call of the Land:...
this tree erased we're losing this whole culture of getting up in the morning and opening the chickens and collecting the eggs and making an omelet for your family and then going out in the garden we're into production because it's how we make our money but this whole life
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Hawking's black hole...
could be completely erased. Does that quantum information truly disappear? If not, where does it go? While the evaporation process would take an incredibly long time, the questions it raises for physics are far more urgent. The destruction of information
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What is epigenetics? -...
when mother rats weren't attentive enough to their pups, genes in the babies that helped them manage stress were methylated and turned off. And it might not stop with that generation. Most epigenetic marks are erased when egg and sperm cells are formed.
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
Soon after, when I was walking past a train station, I saw something terrible that to this day I can't erase from my memory. A lifeless woman was lying on the ground, while an emaciated child in her arms just stared helplessly at his mother's face.
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How to recognize a...
As Europe suffered unprecedented industrial warfare, new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias
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Do we really need...
Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time and are currently regulated by strict safety standards,
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How to deal with...
my version of reality and not allowing it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person
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What's in Dry-Erase...
except the thing is if you look these ingredients up online you will either find that they have a bajillion listed uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers work I guess they have better things to
Video examples
What makes tattoos...
But if tattoos are embedded in your skin for life, is there any way to erase them? Technically, yes. Today, a laser is used to penetrate the epidermis and blast apart underlying pigment colors of various wavelengths, black being the easiest to target. The laser beam breaks the ink globules into smaller particles
Video examples
What is Alzheimer's...
resulting in erratic mood changes. At the top of the brain, they cause paranoia and hallucinations, and once they reach the brain's rear, the plaques and tangles work together to erase the mind's deepest memories. Eventually the control centers governing heart rate and breathing are overpowered as well
Video examples
The Call of the Land:...
this tree erased we're losing this whole culture of getting up in the morning and opening the chickens and collecting the eggs and making an omelet for your family and then going out in the garden we're into production because it's how we make our money but this whole life
Video examples
Hawking's black hole...
could be completely erased. Does that quantum information truly disappear? If not, where does it go? While the evaporation process would take an incredibly long time, the questions it raises for physics are far more urgent. The destruction of information
Video examples
What is epigenetics? -...
when mother rats weren't attentive enough to their pups, genes in the babies that helped them manage stress were methylated and turned off. And it might not stop with that generation. Most epigenetic marks are erased when egg and sperm cells are formed.
Video examples
Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
Soon after, when I was walking past a train station, I saw something terrible that to this day I can't erase from my memory. A lifeless woman was lying on the ground, while an emaciated child in her arms just stared helplessly at his mother's face.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
As Europe suffered unprecedented industrial warfare, new political movements took power. Some promised to erase all social distinctions, while others sought to unite people around a mythical heritage. The results were real-world dystopias
Video examples
Do we really need...
Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time and are currently regulated by strict safety standards,
Video examples
How to deal with...
my version of reality and not allowing it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person
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Quote examples
Sam Esmail
American Director
I've always said that the first season was the first act of my feature, so this is what I meant. I wanted the story of 'Mr. Robot' to be Elliot actually accomplishing his goal, setting the world into chaos. What would happen to society if something like this occurred where, basically, if the consumer-debt industry were to be erased?
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Mireille Guiliano
French Author
French women love to shop and prepare food. They love to talk about what they have bought and made. It's a deeply natural love, but one that is erased in many other cultures. Most French women learn it from their mothers, some from their fathers. But if your parents aren't French, you can still learn it yourself.
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Sherwood Schwartz
American Producer
When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it's written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can't do that, the show will fail.
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Joe Henderson
American Athlete
The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first.
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Brittney Griner
American Basketball Player
I've spent too much of my life being made to feel like there's something wrong with me. And no matter how much support I felt as a basketball player at Baylor, it still doesn't erase all the pain I felt there.
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Luis Miguel
Mexican Musician
I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake.
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Michel Faber
Dutch Writer
I don't remember my childhood very well for one reason or another, possibly childhood trauma or possibly just a very bad memory. My early life has sort of been erased from my memory banks.
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Ben Whishaw
English Actor
Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I'm trying to do.
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Raul Castro
Cuban Statesman
The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.
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Daniel Clowes
American Author
I think I've had the fantasy of a ray-gun that could erase the world from the time I was a very little kid.
Quote examples
Sam Esmail
American Director
I've always said that the first season was the first act of my feature, so this is what I meant. I wanted the story of 'Mr. Robot' to be Elliot actually accomplishing his goal, setting the world into chaos. What would happen to society if something like this occurred where, basically, if the consumer-debt industry were to be erased?
Quote examples
Mireille Guiliano
French Author
French women love to shop and prepare food. They love to talk about what they have bought and made. It's a deeply natural love, but one that is erased in many other cultures. Most French women learn it from their mothers, some from their fathers. But if your parents aren't French, you can still learn it yourself.
Quote examples
Sherwood Schwartz
American Producer
When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it's written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can't do that, the show will fail.
Quote examples
Joe Henderson
American Athlete
The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first.
Quote examples
Brittney Griner
American Basketball Player
I've spent too much of my life being made to feel like there's something wrong with me. And no matter how much support I felt as a basketball player at Baylor, it still doesn't erase all the pain I felt there.
Quote examples
Luis Miguel
Mexican Musician
I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake.
Quote examples
Michel Faber
Dutch Writer
I don't remember my childhood very well for one reason or another, possibly childhood trauma or possibly just a very bad memory. My early life has sort of been erased from my memory banks.
Quote examples
Ben Whishaw
English Actor
Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I'm trying to do.
Quote examples
Raul Castro
Cuban Statesman
The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.
Quote examples
Daniel Clowes
American Author
I think I've had the fantasy of a ray-gun that could erase the world from the time I was a very little kid.
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