Erase and Terminate

Erase

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: yet another animal species has been erased from this earth

Show all Definitions

Terminate and erase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Erase".

Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Show all Definitions

Erase and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Erase" instead a verb "Terminate".

life	erase life	terminate life
someone	erase someone	terminate someone
game	erase game	terminate game
target	erase target	terminate target
Other words: existence, everyone, video.

I Cannot Self-Terminate: GERTY needs to get Sam to erase his memory and reboot him.

Source: Film / Moon

Cite this Source

Terminate and Erase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/terminate

Erase & Terminate. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/terminate>.

Terminate or Erase. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/erase/terminate.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "erase" and "terminate" have occurred on timeline