Erase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove from memory or existence

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻɹˈeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɹˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɹˈeɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻɹˈeɪs/.

Examples

The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
Who erased the files form my hard disk?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delete efface wipe off wipe out score out rub out

Antonyms

record

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

erasure	noun	deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
wipeout	noun	an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
eraser	noun	an implement used to erase something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

löschen

aus dem Gedächtnis oder der Existenz entfernen

🇫🇷French

effacer

supprimer de la mémoire ou de l'existence

🇪🇸Spanish

borrar

eliminar de la memoria o de la existencia

🇮🇹Italian

cancellare

rimuovere dalla memoria o dall'esistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

wissen

verwijderen uit het geheugen of het bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

apagar

remover da memória ou existência

🇷🇺Russian

стереть

удалить из памяти или существования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिटा

स्मृति या अस्तित्व से हटा दें

🇧🇩Bengali

মুছে ফেলা

স্মৃতি বা অস্তিত্ব থেকে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிக்க

நினைவகம் அல்லது இருப்பிலிருந்து அகற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

తుడిచివేయు

మెమరీ లేదా ఉనికి నుండి తీసివేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुसून टाका

स्मृती किंवा अस्तित्वातून काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂંસી નાખવું

મેમરી અથવા અસ્તિત્વમાંથી દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಳಿಸಿಹಾಕು

ಮೆಮೊರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಿಂದ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മായ്ക്കുക

മെമ്മറിയിൽ നിന്നോ അസ്തിത്വത്തിൽ നിന്നോ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਟਾਓ

ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਂਦ ਤੋਂ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مٹانا

میموری یا وجود سے ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

擦除

从记忆或存在中删除

🇯🇵Japanese

消す

記憶や存在から取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

지우다

기억이나 존재에서 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xóa

xóa khỏi bộ nhớ hoặc sự tồn tại

🇹🇭Thai

ลบ

ลบออกจากความทรงจำหรือการดำรงอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghapus

hapus dari ingatan atau keberadaan

🇵🇭Filipino

burahin

alisin sa memorya o pagkakaroon

🇲🇾Malay

memadam

keluarkan dari ingatan atau kewujudan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محو

إزالة من الذاكرة أو الوجود

🇮🇷Persian

پاک کردن

حذف از حافظه یا وجود

🇹🇷Turkish

silmek

hafızadan veya varoluştan çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִמְחוֹק

להסיר מהזיכרון או מהקיום

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