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English verb: erase | |||
| 1. | erase (change) remove from memory or existence | ||
| Samples | The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915. | ||
| Synonyms | wipe out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| 2. | erase (contact) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing | ||
| Samples | Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!. | ||
| Synonyms | efface, rub out, score out, wipe off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cancel, delete | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cut out, scratch out, sponge | ||
| Entail | rub | ||
| 3. | erase (communication) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||
| Samples | Who erased the files form my hard disk?. | ||
| Synonyms | delete | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take away, take out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | demagnetise, demagnetize | ||
| Domain category | recording, transcription | ||
| Antonyms | record, tape | ||
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