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erase

 
 
/ɪˈreɪz/ US   /ɪˈreɪs/ verb [T]

Definition

to completely remove words, music, pictures, etc that are written or stored on a computer or other piece of equipment: I accidentally erased the tape she lent me.
(Definition of erase verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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