delete
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[edit] English
[edit] 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."
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
delete (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of Delete.
- I lost the file when I accidentally hit delete.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Antonyms
- (to get rid of): maintain
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
to remove
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
dēlēte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dēleō
[edit] Participle
dēlēte
- vocative masculine singular of dēlētus
