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uitwissen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • erase verb To remove marks, writing, or recorded information completely.
  • expunge verb To erase or strike out.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.

Senses

uitwissen is used for these senses in English:

  • erase (intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).
  • expunge (transitive) To erase or strike out.
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

erase — full definition

  1. verb To remove marks, writing, or recorded information completely.
  2. verb To remove all trace of something, such as a memory or feeling.

expunge — full definition

  1. verb To erase or strike out.
  2. verb To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
  3. verb To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.

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