v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Erased 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
[けす, kesu](v5s, vt) (1) to erase; to delete; to cross out; (2) to turn off power; (3) to extinguish; to put out; (4) (sl) to bump off; (P)#8521[Add to Longdo]
[けずる, kezuru](v5r, vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; (2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down; (3) to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete; (P)#19494[Add to Longdo]