erase
Meaning of erase
- rub out or remove (writing or marks).
graffiti had been erased from the wall
late 16th century (originally as a heraldic term meaning ‘represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge’): from Latin eras- ‘scraped away’, from the verb eradere, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out’ + radere ‘scrape’.
Information about erase
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of erase is: erases.
- Languages in which erase is used:
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Hyphenation of erase
erase
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- erase is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
erase synonyms
Meaning rub out:
Meaning delete:
Meaning decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place:
Meaning obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant):
Meaning charge excise on (goods):
Meaning take (something) away or off from the position occupied:
Meaning cancel (something, especially a postage stamp) to prevent further use:
Meaning completely remove or get rid of (something):
Meaning examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it:
Meaning edit (text) for publication:
Meaning remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective:
Meaning delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion:
Translation of erase
- German: löschen, ausradieren, tilgen, wegwischen, auswischen
- Spanish: borrar, suprimir
- French: effacer, supprimer
- Portuguese: excluir, apagar, deletar
- Italian: eliminare, cancellare
Anagrams of erase
Words that rhyme with erase
rase, Catarase, Solarase, Varase, arase, fumarase, saccharase, abrase, embrase, dyscrase, ecrase, idocrase, levansucrase, ocrase, polycrase, sucrase, Hydrase, acetaldehydrase, anhydrase, carbohydrase, dehydrase, desulfhydrase, hydrase, Agenerase, Kinerase, Liberase, acetylcholinesterase, acetylesterase, acetyltransferase, acyltransferase, adenosyltransferase, alglucerase, aliesterase, aminopherase, aminotransferase, anticholinesterase, carbamoyltransferase, carboxylesterase, carboxyltransferase, cholinesterase, cycloisomerase, cytidylyltransferase, depolymerase, diesterase, diphosphotransferase, epimerase, esterase, farnesyltransferase, ferase, formiminotransferase