effacer
Perhaps he hoped for a miracle to erase the sight from his eyes!
Peut-être espérait-il un miracle pour lui faire perdre la vue !
— Divorce Italian Style (1961)
So he had to erase the crime, at least in his own mind.
Il devait donc effacer le crime, du moins dans son propre esprit.
— Psycho (1960)
I must eliminate her and erase all signs of her existence.
Je dois l'éliminer et effacer toute trace de son existence.
— [REC] (2007)