Erase and Make

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Erase

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: yet another animal species has been erased from this earth
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Make is an antonym for erase.
Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
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Erase is an antonym for make.
Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker
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Common collocations

character erase character make character
life erase life make life
progress erase progress make progress
people erase people make people
Other words: name, time, way, world, game, friends.

Both words in one sentence

  • If he appears, the only ways to escape are to scroll him off the screen or make too many other sprites appear (money, items etc), forcing the game to erase him to make room for the newest sprite.
    Source: Drop-In Nemesis
  • In order to fully invoke Loss of Identity and make him its slave, it has to erase all thirteen of his identities.
    Source: Magazine / Doctor Who Adventures
  • You can make things indestructible, brainwash them, grant them superpowers or, using the right combination of adjectives, erase them from existence.
    Source: Game Breaker / Puzzle
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