erase

1. (transitive) To remove (markings or information).Examples: "I erased that word from the page because it was wrong."transitive

2. (transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.Examples: "I'm going to erase this tape."transitive

3. (transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite.Examples: "I'm going to erase those files."transitive

4. (transitive, baseball) To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off playExamples: "Jones was erased by a 6-4-3 double play."transitive

5. (intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).Examples: "The chalkboard erased easily."; "The files will erase quickly."intransitive

6. (transitive) To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society.Examples: "I suggest, then, that counterdiscourses, when reductive, tend to emulate the screen discourse that erases gay sociality."; "As a result, Palestinians are hyperpresent in Israeli media, while Mizrahim are erased from public discourse."; "Silence around Native sexuality benefits the colonizers and erases queer Native people from their communities."transitive