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delete

[ dih-leet ]
/ dɪˈlit /
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verb (used with object), de·let·ed, de·let·ing.

to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.

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Origin of delete

1485–95; <Latin dēlētus (past participle of dēlēre to destroy), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for delete

See cancel.

OTHER WORDS FROM delete

de·let·a·ble, adjectivere·de·lete, verb (used with object), re·de·let·ed, re·de·let·ing.un·de·let·ed, adjective

Words nearby delete

delegate, delegation, delegatory, delegitimize, de Lesseps, delete, deleterious, deletion, deleverage, deleveraging, delft
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Words related to delete

wipe out, annul, expunge, edit, omit, eliminate, destroy, black out, exclude, cut out, cross out, efface, trim, obliterate, decontaminate, rub, drop, squash, snip, squelch

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British Dictionary definitions for delete

delete
/ (dɪˈliːt) /

verb

(tr) to remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out

Word Origin for delete

C17: from Latin dēlēre to destroy, obliterate
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