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Meaning of erase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ɪˈɹeɪs

Definitions

  1. The operation of deleting data.
  2. to rub out (pencil marks etc). The typist tried to erase the error. uitvee يَمْحو، يَشْطُب изтривам apagar vymazat ausradieren slette; viske ud σβήνωborrar kustutama پاک کردن pyyhkiä effacer לִמחוֹק मिटाना izbrisati kitöröl menghapus stroka út cancellare 消す 지우다 ištrinti izdzēst padam uitwissenviske ut, slettewymazać يا كول، پيجوول، توږل apagar a şterge стирать vymazať, vytrieť zbrisati izbrisati radera ลบ silmek 擦掉 стирати; підчищати مٹا دینا tẩy xoá 擦掉
    etc
  3. (especially American) something that erases, especially a piece of india-rubber etc for erasing pencil etc. uitveër مِمْحاه гума apagador guma der Radiergummi viskelæder γομολάστιχαgoma kustutuskumm پاک کن pyyhekumi gommeמחק रबर brisač radír(gumi) penghapus strokleður gomma 消しゴム 지우개 trintukas dzēšgumija pemadam vlakgomviskelærgumka پاكوونكى، توږونكى، تخته پاك، پنسل پاك apagador gumă (de şters) ластик guma radirka brisač radergummi ยางลบ silgi 橡皮擦 гумка مٹانے والی شے cục tẩy 橡皮擦
    especially American
  4. vt. borrar; raspar.
  5. To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
  6. To remove all traces of; eliminate or obliterate: had to erase all thoughts of failure from his mind.
  7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to obliterate or rub out (something written, typed, etc)
  8. (tr) to destroy all traces of; remove completely: time erases grief.
    tr
  9. (General Physics) to remove (a recording) from (magnetic tape)
  10. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to replace (data) on a storage device with characters representing an absence of data
    tr
  11. to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.

Equivalents

العربية إمح امحى انمحى محا محى
Български изтривам
Bosanski bura visi viske
Català esborrar
Čeština smazat vymazat
Ελληνικά σβήνω
Esperanto forigi viŝi
Español borrar borrarse
Français effacer s'effacer
Gaeilge glan scrios
Gàidhlig dubh a-mach dubh às
हिन्दी मिटाना
Hrvatski bura visi viske
Magyar tóról
ខ្មែរ លុប
한국어 지우다
Kurdî bûra
മലയാളം മായ്ക്കുക
मराठी खोडणे
Malti maħħa
Nederlands uitgummen uitwissen
Português apagar deletar excluir
Română șterge
Shqip fshi
Српски bura visi viske
Svenska radera utplåna
தமிழ் அழி
Tagalog bura burahin
Türkçe silmek
Українська стерти стирати
اردو مٹانا
Tiếng Việt xoa

Examples

“This subsystem is waiting to become Exclusive after having issued an erase.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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