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   delete

   /dɪˈliːt/

   verb

   • 1. remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it: "the passage was deleted"
   • ▪ remove (data) from a computer's memory: "any program in memory will be deleted before the new one is loaded"
   • ▪ remove (a product, especially a recording) from the catalogue of those available for purchase: "their EMI release has already been deleted"
   • ▪ (of a section of genetic code, or its product) be lost or excised from a nucleic acid or protein sequence: "if one important gene is deleted from an animal's DNA, other genes can stand in"

   noun

   • 1. a command or key on a computer which erases text: "you can use delete to remove a number of lines from your program"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘destroy’): from Latin delet- ‘blotted out, effaced’, from the verb delere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deletable adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › deleteDelete Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing. delete a passage in a manuscript. delete a computer file. The email was accidentally deleted. deletable. di-ˈlē-tə-bəl. dē- adjective. an easily deletable photo. Synonyms. blue-pencil. cancel. cross (out) dele. edit (out) elide. kill. scratch (out)

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELETE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DELETE definition: 1. to remove or draw a line through something, especially a written word or words: 2. to remove or…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › deleteDELETE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Delete means to remove or destroy something, specifically something that is written, printed, or stored on a computer. Before the Internet, delete often referred to removing something from drafts of books, letters, newspapers, and other materials.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › deleteDelete - definition of delete by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To cancel, strike out, or make impossible to be perceived: deleted the expletives from the transcript with a marker. b. To remove from a document or record: deleted the names from the computer file. See Synonyms at erase. 2. To remove (a file, for example) from a hard drive or other storage medium. [Latin dēlēre, dēlēt-, to wipe out .]

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELETE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELETE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DELETE meaning: 1. to remove or draw a line through something, especially a written word or words: 2. to remove or…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › deleteDelete - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Delete means to erase. Delete has its roots in Latin and was first used to mean destroy. In modern usage, delete means to remove completely. Delete used in writing means to edit by removing, often done by drawing a line through the text to be deleted .

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdelete verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of delete verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › deletedelete | meaning of delete in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    delete meaning, definition, what is delete: to remove something that has been writte...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDELETE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DELETE definition: to remove something, especially from a computer's memory: . Learn more.