Main Entry:: erase
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈrās, British -ˈrāz\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: erased; eras·ing
Etymology:: Latin erasus, past participle of eradere, from e- + radere to scratch, scrape — more at rodent
Date:: 1605

transitive verb1 a: to rub or scrape out (as written, painted, or engraved letters) <erase an error> b: to remove written or drawn marks from <erase a blackboard> c: to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic medium ; also : to remove recorded matter from <erase a videotape> d: to delete from a computer storage device <erase a file>2 a: to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing b: to nullify the effect or force ofintransitive verb: to yield to erasure

— eras·abil·i·ty

\-ˌrā-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— eras·able

\-ˈrā-sə-bəl\ adjective

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