erase

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ĭ-rāzʹ, IPA ^(key): /ɪˈreɪz/
• (US) enPR: ĭ-rāsʹ, IPA ^(key): /ɪˈreɪs/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form erase

Third-person singular erases

Past tense erased

Past participle erased

Present participle erasing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you erase something, you remove markings or information.

   I erased that note because it was wrong.

   The chalkboard erased easily.

   The files will erase quickly.

2. (transitive) (slang) If you erase someone, you kill or assassinate them.

Related words

• eraser