Another word for erase
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Verb
To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean
See also:To destroy all traces of
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Another word for erase
Verb
Synonym Study
- Delete implies the marking of written or printed matter for removal, or the removal of the matter itself
- Obliterate implies a thorough blotting out of something so that all visible traces of it are removed
- Efface implies a rubbing out from a surface, and, in extended use, suggests a destroying of the distinguishing marks, or even of the very existence, of something
- To expunge is to remove or wipe out completely
- Erase implies a scraping or rubbing out of something written or drawn, or figuratively, the removal of an impression
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