The recording can be erased and the tape used again. Several important files were accidentally erased. You can erase the tape and use it again. She erased the wrong answer from her paper and filled in the correct one. I erased the chalk marks from the blackboard.
Recent Examples on the WebThat’s part of what angered so many with this policy – rótulos already felt at risk, without a campaign to erase them. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2022 The Secret Service has previously said that before the inspector general asked for the text messages, agents were told to upload phone records related to their work ahead of an agencywide system update that would erase them.New York Times, 19 July 2022 The curators stress the collaborative aspect of the relationship, but the artist was at pains to erase it. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 But the foundational pieces of cultures and languages remain, despite the many attempts by the government and white supremacist ideology to erase them. Dr. Len Necefer, Outside Online, 29 June 2022 The whirlwinds last only moments, and their trails remain for mere weeks, or months, as new dust storms blow in to erase them, and the cycle begins again. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 29 June 2022 But many of those pieces have disappeared, sometimes because of exposure to traffic or the elements and sometimes because of deliberate attempts to erase them. Rayna Reid, Essence, 25 May 2022 In response, people working with community fridges, funds and food drives are stepping up to ensure that residents are cared for following an attack intended to erase them. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 May 2022 Powered by a cocktail of AHAs, BHA, PHA, vitamin B3, and horseradish extract, this is lauded for its ability to balance your skin’s pH and erase dark spots. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin erasus, past participle of eradere, from e- + radere to scratch, scrape — more at rodent