unerase

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verb

To restore something that has been erased.

Similar
undelete
OriginEnglish erase ← Latin ērāsus ← Proto-Italic *razdō →
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Meanings

verbunerase (third-person singular simple present unerases, present participle unerasing, simple past and past participle unerased)

present singular third person unerases · participle present unerasing · participle past unerased · past unerased

  1. transitivecomputingTo restore something that has been erased.

    Synonyms: undelete

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo restore something that has been erased.

Similar
undelete

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  11. Proto-Italic*eks
  12. Latinex
  13. Latinex-
  14. Proto-Italic*razdō
  15. Latinradō
  16. Latinērādō
  17. Latinērāsus
  18. Englisherase
  19. Englishunerase

From un- + erase.

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Translations

Esperanto malviŝi
  • malviŝiTo restore something
Cite this entry
APA

unerase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unerase

MLA

“unerase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unerase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unerase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unerase.

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