(v)
1. to remove sth completely
- She tried to erase the memory of that morning. (erase sth)
- All doubts were suddenly erased from his mind. (erase from sth)
2. to make a mark or sth you have written disappeared, for example by rubbing it, especially in order to correct it
- He has erased the wrong word.
- All the phone numbers had been erased.
- The tide had erased the footprints.
3. To remove a recording from a tape or information from a computer's memory
- Parts of the recording have been erased
- He had erased more than 5000 files from the memory of his computer.
erasure (n) the act of removing or destroying sth
- the accidental erasure of important computer files