erase

Other forms of erase

past tense

erased·

present participle

erasing·

third person

erases·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about erase

What does erase mean?

erase means "remove from memory or existence". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in erase?

erase has 2 syllables: e-rase. The stress falls on "rase". In IPA it is /ɪˈɹeɪs/.

What is another word for erase?

Close synonyms include wipe out, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of erase?

The recorded antonyms are record.

Is erase a common word?

erase is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with erase?

1 word rhymes with erase. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.