Antonyms of verb erase

1 of 3 senses of erase

Sense 3
erase, delete -- (wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?")
       Antonym of record (Sense 2)
      => record, tape -- (register electronically; "They recorded her singing")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb erase

3 senses of erase

Sense 1
erase, wipe out -- (remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 2
erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off -- (remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!")
       => delete, cancel -- (remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list")

Sense 3
erase, delete -- (wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?")
       => take away, take out -- (take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables")

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