delete
[ dih-leet ]
/ dɪˈlit /
verb (used with object), de·let·ed, de·let·ing.
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
Origin of delete
1485–95; < Latin
dēlētus (past participle of
dēlēre to destroy), equivalent to
dēl- destroy +
-ē- thematic vowel +
-tus past participle suffix
synonym study for delete
See
cancel.
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, adjectiveWords nearby delete
delegate,
delegation,
delegatory,
delegitimatize,
delegitimize,
delete,
deleterious,
deletion,
deleverage,
deleveraging,
delft
Example sentences from the Web for delete
British Dictionary definitions for delete
delete
/ (dɪˈliːt) /
verb
(tr)
to remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out
Word Origin for delete
C17: from Latin
dēlēre to destroy, obliterate