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81erase — [ē rās′, irās′] vt. erased, erasing [< L erasus, pp. of eradere, to scratch out < e , out + radere, to scrape, scratch: see RAT] 1. to rub, scrape, or wipe out (esp. written or engraved letters); efface; expunge 2. to remove (something… …
82erasure — noun 1. a correction made by erasing there were many erasures in the typescript • Derivationally related forms: ↑erase • Hypernyms: ↑correction 2. a surface area where something has been erased another word had been written over the erasure …
83expunction — noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing • Syn: ↑expunging, ↑erasure • Derivationally related forms: ↑erase (for: ↑erasure), ↑expunge (for: ↑ …
84expunging — noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing • Syn: ↑expunction, ↑erasure • Derivationally related forms: ↑erase (for: ↑erasure), ↑expunge, ↑expunge ( …
85blot something out — 1 Mary blotted out her picture: ERASE, obliterate, delete, efface, rub out, blank out, expunge; cross out, strike out. 2 clouds were starting to blot out the stars …
86dispunge — I. də̇ˈspənj transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: dis (I) + spunge, obsolete variant of sponge archaic : to pour down upon II. transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s …
87e|rase — «ih RAYS», transitive verb, e|rased, e|ras|ing. 1. to rub out; remove by rubbing or scraping: »He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 2. to remove all trace of; blot out: » …
88ex|punc|tion — «ehk SPUHNGK shuhn», noun. the act of expunging; erasure. ╂[< Latin expūnctiō, ōnis < expungere; see etym. under expunge (Cf. ↑expunge)] …
89Blot — Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …
90Blotted — Blot Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …
