ERASE

verb (~d; erasing) see: rodent Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. to rub or scrape out (as written, painted, or engraved letters) , to remove written or drawn marks from , to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic medium, to delete from a computer storage device , 2. to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing, to nullify the effect or force of, intransitive verb to yield to erasure, erasability noun erasable adjective