delete
pronunciation
How to pronounce delete in British English:
UK [dɪˈliːt]
How to pronounce delete in American English:
US [dɪˈliːt]
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- Verb:
- remove or make invisible
- wipe out magnetically recorded information
- cut or eliminate
Word Origin
- delete (v.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. They don 't want you to delete your account .
- 2. His advice to returning holidaymakers : delete the whole lot .
- 3. So I delete the ones that need it .
- 4. Delete old entries in the paired devices list .
- 5. Archive and delete all your messages .