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delete

/dɪˈliːt/verb2 syllables

Delete means: cut or eliminate.

Synonyms for delete4

verb, as in cut or eliminate

edit, blue-pencil

verb, as in remove or make invisible

verb, as in wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

What does delete mean?3

verb

1

cut or eliminate“she edited the juiciest scenes”

2

remove or make invisible“Please delete my name from your list”

3

wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information“Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with delete?36

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All 36 rhymes for delete, grouped by syllable

Delete in a sentence

  • You can delete anyone's tags, not just your own.cykel
  • You can delete things from your browser history, but not from your conscience.DJ_Saidez
  • At the moment, normal users cannot delete sentences, only moderators can.MarekMazurkiewicz
  • Since it's a matter of security, there's nothing to do but delete it.jummy
  • Users can delete sentences their own sentences, but only if they have no translations.Hybrid
  • If one has forgiven an injustice, one must delete it from the memory.carlosalberto
  • Delete his name from the list of the applicants.CK
  • Are you sure that you want to delete this file?carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of delete

as a verb

past tense
deleted
present participle
deleting
third-person singular
deletes