Word a Day
erase
What does erase mean?
erase (verb): to remove (markings or information).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use erase in a sentence?
- I erased that word from the page because it was wrong. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce erase?
/ɪˈɹeɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does erase come from?
From Latin ērāsus, past participle of ērādere (“to scrape, to abrade”), from ex- (“out of”) + radere (“to scrape”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “erase” mean?
refer for judgment or consideration
Not quite: that's what submit means.
to collect normally separate things
Not quite: that's what gather means.
make a logical or causal connection
Not quite: that's what relate means.
to remove (markings or information)
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