Erase meaning

What does “erase” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“erase” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: remove from memory or existence.

erase

remove from memory or existence
“The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915”
Synonymswipe out
remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
“Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Synonymsrub out score out efface wipe off
wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
“Who erased the files from my hard disk?”
Synonymsdelete
Oppositesrecord

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University