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erase

Letters that make erase

s, a, e, r are letters that make 'erase'

Words within erase

ER, RAS, ERA, SE, rase, as, RA, AS, Ra, As, Er, Se, era are words within 'erase'

Anagrams of erase

saree is an anagram of 'erase'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of erase

eraser, erased, erases are words created by adding a letter to 'erase'

erase is a 5 letter word starting with e
erase is a 5 letter word ending with e

3 possible definitions for 'erase'

Erase as "wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information"

Under this definition, erase is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

delete has the same meaning as erase

Antonyms

record, tape have the opposite meaning of 'erase'

erase as a type

'erase' can be a type of take out, take away.

Types of erase

demagnetize, demagnetise are types of 'erase'.

erase as a category

'erase' can be a category of recording, transcription.

Derivatives of erase

eraser is a derivative of erase.

Example of erase used within this context

"Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

Erase as "remove from memory or existence"

Under this definition, erase is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wipe out has the same meaning as erase

erase as a type

'erase' can be a type of kill.

Derivatives of erase

destruction, demolition, expunging, wipeout, expunction, erasure are derivatives of 'erase'.

Example of erase used within this context

"The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"

Erase as "remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing"

Under this definition, erase is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

efface, wipe off, rub out, score out have the same meaning as 'erase'

erase as a type

'erase' can be a type of cancel, delete.

Types of erase

scratch out, sponge, cut out are types of 'erase'.

Derivatives of erase

eraser, erasure, expunging, expunction are derivatives of 'erase'.

Entailments to erase

rub is an entailment to 'erase'.

Example of erase used within this context

"Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"