effectively erase

Frequency: 7.012.0 per million words

to remove something in a way that produces the intended result

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  • This event has been effectively erased from written records.
  • With therapy, he hopes to effectively erase the traumatic memories of his childhood.
  • Running the new software will effectively erase all previous versions from your hard drive.
  • The government's new policy could effectively erase the national deficit over the next decade.
  • The intense fire effectively erased any traces of evidence from the crime scene.
  • One foolish mistake effectively erased years of building a good reputation.
  • The border treaty effectively erased the lines that had divided the two communities for centuries.
  • By constantly innovating, the company is effectively erasing the lead its competitors once held.
  • To reset the device, you must effectively erase its internal memory.
  • The new gene-editing technique can effectively erase genetic defects from an embryo's DNA.