[ɪˈreɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rub out or remove (writing or marks)
(e.g: graffiti had been erased from the wall)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (originally as a heraldic term meaning ‘represent the head or limb of an animal with a jagged edge’): from Latin eras- ‘scraped away’, from the verb eradere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + radere ‘scrape’