erase
/ɪˈɹeɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.66 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.
Transitive verb
verb
To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.
Transitive verb
verb
To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "I erased that word from the page because it was wrong."
- "I'm going to erase this tape."
- "I'm going to erase those files."
- "Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play."
- "C.J. Henderson has the speed and anticipation to erase receivers all over the field, and his athleticism is absurd; according to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Henderson bench presses 380 pounds and squats 545."
- "The chalkboard erased easily."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ērāsusder. English erase 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈɹeɪs/
- British English: /ɪˈɹeɪz/