erased
UK[ɪˈreɪzd]US[ɪˈreɪst]
v
Removed or rubbed out completely, especially written or recorded material.
v
Removed all traces of; obliterated or destroyed.
Morpheme Breakdown
e
ras
ed
e
out
ras
scrape
ed
past tense suffix
Etymology
The word 'erased' originates from the Latin verb 'erasus', the past participle of 'eradere', which means "to scrape out" or "to scratch away". This Latin term is a compound of the prefix 'e-' (out) and 'radere' (to scrape). The concept of removal by scraping, as one would do with a stylus on a wax tablet, evolved into the modern sense of completely removing written, drawn, or recorded information. The addition of the English past tense suffix '-ed' completes the form, indicating an action that has been performed, resulting in a state where something has been removed or obliterated.
Analysis
Structure: e (out) + ras (scrape) + ed (past tense suffix)
e: A Latin prefix meaning "out" or "away".
ras: A root from the Latin verb 'radere', meaning "to scrape" or "to scratch".
ed: An English suffix indicating the past tense or past participle form of a verb.
Examples
She carefully erased the pencil marks from the paper.
The hard drive was formatted, and all the data was completely erased.
He wished he could erase the painful memory from his mind.