erase C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪˈreɪs/ UK /ɪˈreɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to remove or rub out; to obliterate A single keystroke erased the entire file. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to remove or rub out; to... deleteobliterateeffaceexpungecancelremoverub out ↔ Opposites writerecordinscriberetain Word family Derived forms erasererasableerasure Related forms abraderaseraze Etymology AI details From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere 'to scrape out', from e- 'out' + radere 'to scrape, shave'. eradere Latin radere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # erase **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈreɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈreɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to remove or rub out; to obliterate ## Examples - A single keystroke erased the entire file. ## Synonyms - delete - obliterate - efface - expunge - cancel - remove - rub out ## Antonyms - write - record - inscribe - retain ## Derived Forms - eraser - erasable - erasure ## Related Forms - abrade - rase - raze ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eradere - Root: radere ## Etymology From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere 'to scrape out', from e- 'out' + radere 'to scrape, shave'. ## AI Etymology Erase is from Latin erasus, past participle of eradere 'to scrape out', from e- 'out' + radere 'to scrape, shave'. Important recorded forms include eradere (Latin) and radere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to remove or rub out; to obliterate. The wider family includes derived forms such as eraser, erasable, and erasure and related words such as abrade, rase, and raze. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown