ERASE

erase. Erase, v.t. to rub or scrape out, root up, destroy

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E‐rase″ (ē̍‐rās″), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Erased (–rāst″); p. pr. & vb. n.. Erasing.] [[L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase.]] 1. 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name.
2. 2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; — used of ideas in the mind or memory. Burke.