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Definition of Delete
1. Verb. Remove or make invisible. "Please delete my name from your list"
Exact synonyms: Cancel
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Efface, Erase, Rub Out, Score Out, Wipe Off, Excise, Expunge, Scratch, Strike
Derivative terms: Deletion, Deletion
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Efface, Erase, Rub Out, Score Out, Wipe Off, Excise, Expunge, Scratch, Strike
Derivative terms: Deletion, Deletion
2. Verb. Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information. "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
Exact synonyms: Erase
Category relationships: Recording, Transcription
Generic synonyms: Take Away, Take Out
Specialized synonyms: Demagnetise, Demagnetize
Derivative terms: Eraser
Antonyms: Record
Category relationships: Recording, Transcription
Generic synonyms: Take Away, Take Out
Specialized synonyms: Demagnetise, Demagnetize
Derivative terms: Eraser
Antonyms: Record
3. Verb. Cut or eliminate. "They won't delete the story "; "She edited the juiciest scenes"
Definition of Delete
1. v. t. To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
Definition of Delete
1. Noun. A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of Delete) ¹
3. Verb. To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer. ¹
4. Verb. (computer) To hide, conceal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delete
1. to remove written or printed matter [v -LETED, -LETING, -LETES]