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  1. 1. v. t. To rub or word/scrape">scrape out, as word/letters">letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. remove from memory or existence Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To rub or word/scrape">scrape out, as word/letters">letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name. 2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. Burke. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:100 v. remove from memory or existence v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing v. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information Source: ecdict

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