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Erasing - English meaning

ɪˈreɪz

Erasing – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Rub out or remove (writing or marks).

Usage examples:

Graffiti had been erased from the wall

Synonims:

DeleteRub outWipe out/offCross outStrike outScore outBlot outBlank outScratch outScrape offCancelPut a line throughEffaceExpungeExciseRemoveObliterateEliminateRemove all tra
verb

Present participle of erase

Usage examples:

It's in pencil so you can just erase anything that's wrong., a virus erased my hard disk., he is de…
verb

To remove something, especially a pencil mark by rubbing it

Usage examples:

It's in pencil so you can just erase anything that's wrong.
verb

To remove recordings or information from a magnetic tape or disk

Usage examples:

A virus erased my hard disk.
verb

To cause a feeling, memory, or period of time to be completely forgotten

Usage examples:

He is determined to erase the memory of a disappointing debut two years ago., woods wants a convinc…
verb

To remove or destroy something, especially something that shows that that person or thing ever existed or happened

Usage examples:

The president said nato expansion would finally erase the boundary line in europe artificially crea…

Erasing translation into English

Erasing: translate from English into Chinese

Translate erasing into Chinese (Simplified)}
擦除, 擦除, 抹去, 抹去, 擦, 擦, 抹掉, 抹掉, 擦写, 清洗, 清洗, 抆, 抆

Erasing: translate from English into Dutch

Translate erasing into Dutch}
Wissen, Gommen, Doorhalen, Uitschrappen, Uitwisselen, Met gom bestrijken

Erasing: translate from English into French

Translate erasing into French}
Effacement

Erasing: translate from English into German

Translate erasing into German}
Löschen, Löschung

Erasing: translate from English into Hindi

Translate erasing into Hindi}
मिटाने का काम, मिटाना, खुरचना, रगड़कर मिटाना

Erasing: translate from English into Italian

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Cancellare

Erasing: translate from English into Korean

Translate erasing into Korean}
지우기, 지우다, 문질러 지우다, 지워 버리다, 죽이다, 쉽게 지워지다

Erasing: translate from English into Russian

Translate erasing into Russian}
Стирание, Стирать, Подчищать, Вычеркивать, Соскабливать, Выскабливать, Изглаживать из памяти, Убивать

Erasing: translate from English into Spanish

Translate erasing into Spanish}
Borrando, Borrar, Liquidar, Tachar a

Word origin

late 16th century (originally as a heraldic term meaning ‘represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge’): from Latin eras- ‘scraped away’, from the verb eradere, from e- (varian

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Erasing – similar words

erased

ɪˈreɪz

adjective

(of a head or limb) depicted as cut off in a jagged line.

Usage examples:

A stag's head erased
verb

Rub out or remove (writing or marks).

Usage examples:

Graffiti had been erased from the wall
verb

Past simple and past participle of erase

Usage examples:

It's in pencil so you can just erase anything that's wrong., a virus erased my hard disk., he is de…
Erased - all meanings in English

erase

ɪˈreɪz

verb

Rub out or remove (writing or marks).

Usage examples:

Graffiti had been erased from the wall
verb

To destroy or remove something completely

Usage examples:

A subdirectory filled with precious data can be erased if you are not careful., i kept changing my …
verb

To cancel the effect of an increase or fall in something such as an amount of debt, the price of shares, etc.

Usage examples:

Erase a deficit/debt/loss to erase the budget deficit through cuts alone would mean extreme measure…
Erase - all meanings in English

erasable

ɪˈreɪ.zə.bəl

adjective

(of a mark, word, message, etc.) possible to remove from a surface, a text, a disk, a tape, etc.

Usage examples:

The school specifies that students should use black or blue erasable pens., erasable data, the game…
adjective

(of a mark, word, message, etc.) possible to remove from a surface, a text, a disk, a tape, etc.

Usage examples:

The school specifies that students should use black or blue erasable pens., erasable data, the game…
adjective

(of a mark, word, message, etc.) possible to remove from a surface, a text, a disk, a tape, etc.

Usage examples:

The school specifies that students should use black or blue erasable pens., erasable data, the game…
Erasable - all meanings in English

Erasing synonims

cancel

ˈkæn.səl

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

Usage examples:

He was forced to cancel his visit
noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

Usage examples:

A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel
verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

Usage examples:

[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…
Cancel - all meanings in English

cross out

phrasal verb

Remove from a list

phrasal verb

To draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong

Usage examples:

If you think it's wrong, cross it out and write it again.
Cross out - all meanings in English

delete

dɪˈliːt

verb

Remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it.

Usage examples:

The passage was deleted
noun

A command or key on a computer which erases text.

Usage examples:

You can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program
verb

To remove (part or all of) a written or electronic text

Usage examples:

[ t ] she accidentally deleted one of her computer files., [ t ] the editor deleted the last three …
Delete - all meanings in English

efface

ɪˈfeɪs

verb

Erase (a mark) from a surface.

Usage examples:

With time, the words are effaced by the rain
verb

To remove something intentionally

Usage examples:

The whole country had tried to efface the memory of the old dictatorship.
verb

To behave in a modest way and treat the good things that you have achieved as if they are not important, often because you do not have much confidence

Efface - all meanings in English

eliminate

iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt

verb

Completely remove or get rid of (something).

Usage examples:

A policy that would eliminate inflation
verb

To remove or take away something

Usage examples:

You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error., arts programs face elimination in …
verb

To completely remove something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The problem we confront today is there is no one thing that can eliminate our dependency on petrole…
Eliminate - all meanings in English

excise

ˈek.saɪz

noun

A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licences granted for certain activities.

Usage examples:

The rate of excise duty on spirits
verb

Charge excise on (goods).

Usage examples:

A strategy for charging duty for high-risk and excised goods is yet to be presented to the finance …
verb

Cut out surgically.

Usage examples:

The precision with which surgeons can excise brain tumours
Excise - all meanings in English

expunge

ɪkˈspʌndʒ

verb

Obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Usage examples:

The kind of man that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory
verb

To rub off or remove information from a piece of writing

Usage examples:

His name has been expunged from the list of members., she has been unable to expunge the details of…
verb

To cause something to be forgotten

Usage examples:

Expunge something from your memory she has been unable to expunge the details of the accident from …
Expunge - all meanings in English

obliterate

verb

Destroy utterly; wipe out.

Usage examples:

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind
Obliterate - all meanings in English

remove

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises
noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane
Remove - all meanings in English

rub out

idiom

Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

phrasal verb

Erase pencil marks with a rubber.

Usage examples:

He rubbed out a couple of lines and carried on drawing
phrasal verb

(of a gangster or assassin) kill someone.

Usage examples:

You can bet he's been rubbed out for business reasons
Rub out - all meanings in English

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