erasement

[Eng. erase; -ment.] The act of erasing, expunging, or effacing; effacement, de struct i on, expunction, erasure. ě-rās-er, s . [Eng. eras (e); -er.] One who or that which erases; specifically, a sharp instrument, prepared caoutchouc, ., used to erase writing. ě-rās-I-ble, a . [ERASABLE.] ě-rās'-Ing, pr. par., a. & s. [ERASE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of scratching or rubbing out; erasure.