Edit out and Erase

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Edit out verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Usage example: anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed

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Erase and edit out are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Erase" instead a verb "Edit out".

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.

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Edit out and erase are semantically related. You can use "Edit out" instead a verb "Erase".

Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

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