delete
[ dih-leet ]
/ dɪˈlit /
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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Nearby words
delegation, delegator, delegatory, delegitimatize, delegitimize, delete, deleterious, deletion, deleverage, deleveraging, delf
Origin of delete
1485–95; < Latin dēlētus (past participle of dēlēre to destroy), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
Related formsde·let·a·ble, adjectivere·de·lete, verb (used with object), re·de·let·ed, re·de·let·ing.un·de·let·ed, adjective
Synonym study
See cancel.
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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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Word Origin and History for delete
delete
late 15c., "destroy, eradicate," from Latin deletus, past participle of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi, originally perfective tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging" (as of the wax on a writing table), from de- "from, away" (see de-) + linere "to smear, wipe" (see lime (n.1)). In English, specifically of written matter, from c.1600. Related: Deleted; deleting.
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