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Definitions for Delete

[1] to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
[2] (tr) to remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out

Words related to Delete

annul, expunge, edit, omit, eliminate, destroy, exclude, efface, trim, obliterate, decontaminate, rub, drop, squash, snip, squelch, sterilize, cut, sanitize, clean

Words nearby Delete

delegate, delegation, delegatory, delegitimatize, delegitimize, delete, deleterious, deletion, deleverage, deleveraging, delft

Origin of Delete

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

Other words from Delete

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

Word origin for Delete

C17: from Latin dēlēre to destroy, obliterate

Synonyms for Delete

annul, black out, cross out, cut out, destroy, edit, eliminate, exclude, expunge, omit, wipe out, bleep, blue-pencil, cancel, clean, cut, decontaminate, drop, efface, obliterate, rub, sanitize, snip, squash, squelch, sterilize, trim, X-out, blot out, clean up, pass up, rub out, rule out, strike out