Erase
Pronunciation : E*rase"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase.]
Definition : 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. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. Burke.
t. [imp. & p. p. Erased; p. pr. & vb. n.. Erasing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913