Erase
Erase verb - Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information.
Usage example: Who erased the files form my hard disk?
Record
Record verb - Register electronically.
Usage example: They recorded her singing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When he's cured, his wife refuses to erase them, saying that the next time he's in mortal danger, he might not have time to record them again.
Source: Dead Man Writing - When she died, the story went, Thutmose immediately destroyed or covered up all of her monuments in an attempt to erase his wicked stepmother from the historical record.
Source: Regent for Life - In The Dark Knight Rises, Daggett says this to Catwoman, in regards to a device he'd promised her that would let her erase her criminal record and start with a clean slate.
Source: Did You Actually Believe?
Cite this Source
Record and Erase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/record
Erase & Record. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/record>.
Record or Erase. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/record.
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