delete
See also Delete
English
Etymology
From Latin deletus, past participle of delere (“destroy, blot out, efface”), from delevi, originally perf. tense of delinere (“to daub, erase by smudging”), from de- (“from, away”) + linere (“to smear, wipe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
delete (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of Delete.
- I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete.
Verb
delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted)
- To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.
- (computing) To hide, conceal
Synonyms
- (to get rid of): erase, strike, terminate, cease existence, remove, rub out, strike out, obliterate, cancel, cross out, score, scrub, scrap, scratch, expunge, eliminate, blue-pencil, exclude, squelch
Antonyms
- (to get rid of): maintain
Related terms
Translations
to remove
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Latin
Verb
dēlēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēleō
Participle
dēlēte
- vocative masculine singular of dēlētus