erase

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Synonyms: ease, erose, rase, erse, prase, eras, crase, frase, erast, erace, urase

Antonyms: ease, erose, rase, erse, prase, eras, crase, frase, erast, erace, urase

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] ([[mark]]ings or [[information]]).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obliterate]] [[information]] from (a [[storage]] [[medium]]), such as to [[clear]] or (with magnetic storage) to [[demagnetize]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obliterate]] ([[information]]) from a [[storage]] [[medium]], such as to [[clear]] or to [[overwrite]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|baseball}} To remove a [[runner]] from the bases via a [[double play]] or pick off play
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be erased {{gloss|have markings removed, have information removed{{,}} or be cleared of information}}.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disregard]] (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in [[society]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[kill]]; [[assassinate]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} The operation of deleting data.

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