erase

== English == === Etymology === From Latin erasus, past participle of eradere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”). Compare Middle English arasen, aracen (“to eradicate, erase”). Displaced native Old English dilegian. === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪs/, /i-/ (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪz/ Rhymes: -eɪz, -eɪs === Verb === erase (third-person singular simple present erases, present participle erasing, simple past and past participle erased) (transitive) To remove (markings or information). (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize. (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. (transitive, baseball) To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play (intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information). (transitive) To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society. (transitive, slang) To kill; assassinate. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “remove markings or information”): record ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== erasure ==== Translations ==== === Noun === erase (plural erases) (computing) The operation of deleting data. === Anagrams === Rease, eares, easer, saree == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== erase third-person singular past historic of eradere === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== erase f pl feminine plural of eraso == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [eːˈraː.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈraː.s̬e] === Participle === ērāse vocative masculine singular of ērāsus