erase

/ɪɹˈeɪs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. remove from memory or existence
   “The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915”
2. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
   “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
3. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
   “Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

Synonyms for erase

• wipe out
• rub out
• score out
• efface
• wipe off
• delete

Antonyms of erase

• record

Words that rhyme with erase

• place
• base
• case
• face
• trace
• brace
• ace
• grace
• pace
• race
• space
• chase
• lace
• embrace
• commonplace
• disgrace
• displace
• interface
• mace
• replace
• debase
• efface
• airspace
• apace
• birthplace
• boldface
• interlace
• marketplace
• misplace
• retrace