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erase: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

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bump off collapse

dele collapse

efface collapse: make inconspicuous; "efface oneself"

blue pencil collapse

obliterate collapse: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"; do away with completely, without leaving a trace

rub off collapse

zap collapse: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"; kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"; strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"

cross out collapse

rescind collapse

abolish collapse: do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

expurgate collapse

bowdlerize collapse: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

gun down collapse: strike down or shoot down

expunge collapse

polish off collapse

forgive collapse: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

omit collapse

rub out collapse

abbreviate collapse: shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"

revoke collapse: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so; annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

blot out collapse

edit collapse: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

delete collapse: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

strike off collapse

ablate collapse: remove an organ or bodily structure; wear away through erosion or vaporization

gnaw collapse: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

raze collapse

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

annihilate collapse

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

graze collapse: the act of grazing; a superficial abrasion; scrape gently; "graze the skin"; break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

frazzle collapse: a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"; exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"

wipe out collapse: eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"

eliminate collapse: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"; terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

take care of collapse

abrade collapse: wear away

do in collapse

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

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