He wishes to erase bad memories.
Source: tatoeba (2119)
Erase
/ɪˈɹeɪs/
Synonyms for "erase" (241 found)
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Closest matches (49)
abbreviateablateabolishabradeabraseabridgeannihilateannulbarkblack outblastblockblotblot outblue pencilblue-pencilbowdlerizebump offcancelcensor
Noun(13 words)
ashcansbackspacebackspacesbackspacingblacksblankblank recordblank sampleblankingblanksclear imageclobberingclobbers
Adjective(3 words)
blank fileclear graphclear processes
Strong matches (72)
Noun(14 words)
crossed out markcutting activitydefacingdelete statementdeletingdeprogramingeliminatingerased pencil markeraser useerisesexciseexpungingformat typeformats
Verb(28 words)
deethnicizedefacedelete datadelete filedelete recorddeleteddeletesdemayanizedeprogrameddeprogrammeddestroy artdestroy datadestroy documentsdestroy evidencedisappearsdiscard place value materialsdiscard progresseffaceeffacedeffaces
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Adjective(4 words)
empty datasetempty fileempty layoutempty record
Related words (120)
Noun(33 words)
Verb(36 words)
obliterateobliteratedobliteratesoverwrittenpurgepurgedrazesreformattedremoveremove objectremove stainsremovedremovesrub outrubbedscore outscratchedscrubbedslashedunannotating draft
Adjective(4 words)
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More general
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8 entrieschalk marksdata wipingdisk erasureerasable writingfile deletionink marksmemory wipepencil marks
Collocations
5 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The typist tried to erase the error.
Source: tatoeba (41150)
I tried to erase the memory of her crying.
Source: tatoeba (394782)
If a sentence doesn't sound natural, simply erase it from the list.
Source: tatoeba (737964)
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