Crossword Dictionary

[v] remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
[v] kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
[v] wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"
[v] mark for deletion, rub off, or erase, as of writings; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
[v] remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
[v] use up, as of resources or materials; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
[v] eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"