erases

Removes all traces

Erases is the present tense of erase, meaning to remove marks, data, or traces of something.

You erase pencil marks with a rubber eraser, digital files with a keystroke.

Figuratively, to erase is to eliminate or make something as if it never existed: The scandal erased years of goodwill.

Time erases painful memories.

deletes

backspace

Keyboard's leftward eraser

  • undoReverse a prior action
  • clearWithout obstruction or fog
  • wipeRub to clean

remove · cancel · cut · trim · redact · edit · overwrite · correct · delete · expunge

obliterates

annihilate

Destroy completely, leaving nothing

eradicate · extinguish · efface · nullify · abolish · eliminate · exterminate · liquidate · decimate · raze

physical

rubber

Elastic polymer from trees

sandpaper · scrub · wipe · buff · polish · smudge · abrasion · sponge · correction fluid · whiteout

Categories
Opposites
existence/preservation

eraseswrites

Records in text

records · preserves · inscribes · saves · adds

memory/record-keeping

erasesrecords

Stored data or albums

remembers · documents · memorizes · commemorates · memorializes

Phrases
Family

erase, eraser, erased, erasing, erasers, erasure, erasable, unerasable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G