E*rase" (ē*rās"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Erased (-rāst");
p. pr. & vb. n.. Erasing.] [L.
erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out +
radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase.]
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.