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Another word for erase

erase Synonyms

erase

v.

To rub or wipe out
delete, cancel, obliterate, expunge, efface, eradicate; see also cancel 1.
*To kill
murder, slay, dispatch; see kill 1.

erase implies a scraping or rubbing out of something written or drawn, or figuratively, the removal of an impression; to expunge is to remove or wipe out completely; 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; obliterate implies a thorough blotting out of something so that all visible traces of it are removed; delete implies the marking of written or printed matter for removal, or the removal of the matter itself

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Another word for erase

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To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean:
annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, wipe (out), x (out). (Law) vacate. See continue
To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill¹, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root¹ (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See help, make

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Prepaid calling cards eliminate the need to make collect calls, they erase the need to pay expensive surcharges for long distance calls made from hotels, and they usually provide the cheapest per-minute rates available.
You'll find a reasonably priced collection of twin sized headboards suitable for a wide range of design styles, from headboards with dry erase boards for kids rooms to padded faux-leather headboards for dressed-up guest rooms.
Why did you erase the schedule?
Her soft touch did more than erase the worry from his brow.
Getting married would erase her name as well.

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