ERASURE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word erasure. (close relations)
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| cancellation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement • the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void | ||||||
| deletion | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases • (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the act of deleting something written or printed | ||||||
| expunging | verbv | |||||
noun • deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | ||||||
| obliteration | nounn | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| annihilation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • total destruction | ||||||
| effacement | nounn | |||||
noun • shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor • withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous | ||||||
| elimination | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of removing or getting rid of something • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives • the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations • the murder of a competitor | ||||||
| eradication | nounn | |||||
noun • the complete destruction of every trace of something | ||||||
| blankness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being blank; void; emptiness | ||||||
| expunction | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | ||||||
| cancelation | nounn | |||||
noun • The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself. • The operation of striking out common factors, in both the dividend and divisor. • A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse. • In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent. • The property of being cancellate. | ||||||
| canceling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • To cross out something with lines etc. • To invalidate or annul something. • To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused. • To offset or equalize something. • To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation. • To stop production of a programme. • To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type. • To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude. • To kill. • To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture. | ||||||
| cancelling | verbv | |||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||
| deleting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • remove or make invisible • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information • cut or eliminate | ||||||
| erasing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • remove from memory or existence • remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing • wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||||||
| obliterating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||
| wiping | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of rubbing or wiping verb • rub with a circular motion | ||||||
