Added 9 October 2026
erase
/ɪˈɹeɪs/ verb
In Latin: ērādō, oblitterō Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about erase at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To remove (markings or information).
I erased that word from the page because it was wrong.
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To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
I'm going to erase this tape.
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To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
I'm going to erase those files.
noun
Origin
From Latin ērāsus, past participle of ērādere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian.
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