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erase definition

erase


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  erase 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  erase 
 
  Sense  2 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  scratch  out  cut  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  erase 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  erase 
 
  Sense  2 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  scratch  out  cut  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  erase 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  erase 
 
  Sense  2 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  erase 
 
  3  senses  of  erase 
 
  Sense  1 
  erase,  wipe  out 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  2 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  delete,  cancel 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  delete 
  =>  take  away  take  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  erase 
 
  erase  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  erase 
 
  Sense  1 
  erase,  wipe  out 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off 
  =>  delete,  cancel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  erase,  delete 
  =>  take  away  take  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  erase 
  anticholinesterase 
  cholinesterase 
  eraser 
  isomerase 
  polymerase 
 
  Overview  of  verb  erase 
 
  The  verb  erase  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  erase,  wipe  out  --  (remove  from  memory  or  existence;  "The  Turks  erased  the  Armenians  in  1915") 
  2.  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off  --  (remove  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing  or  erasing;  "Please  erase  the  formula  on  the  blackboard--it  is  wrong!") 
  3.  erase,  delete  --  (wipe  out  magnetically  recorded  information) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  erase 
 
  The  verb  erase  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  erase,  wipe  out  --  (remove  from  memory  or  existence;  "The  Turks  erased  the  Armenians  in  1915") 
  2.  erase,  rub  out  score  out  efface,  wipe  off  --  (remove  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing  or  erasing;  "Please  erase  the  formula  on  the  blackboard--it  is  wrong!") 
  3.  erase,  delete  --  (wipe  out  magnetically  recorded  information) 



erase definition