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- pronunciation:
- ih
reIs
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
erases, erasing, erased |
definition 1: |
to remove (markings, characters, or the like) by rubbing or scraping away; expunge; efface.
Erase the incorrect total and write the correct total in its place.
- synonyms:
- delete, efface, expunge, rub out
- similar words:
- edit, eliminate, obliterate, remove, wipe off
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definition 2: |
to rub or scrape the markings from.
The teacher erased the blackboard.- similar words:
- clean, efface, wipe
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related words: |
blank, blot, blot out, cancel, cross, deface, delete, scratch |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to remove markings or characters from something.
On this typewriter you can erase with the backspace key.- synonyms:
- delete
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definition 2: |
to allow easy erasing.
The blackboard erases with a wet sponge.- similar words:
- clean, rub
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derivation: |
erasable (adj.) |
Word Builder: erase +
- eraser:
a thing used to erase.
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