delete

/di'li:t/
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delete

She uses the delete key on her keyboard to remove a word.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To remove or erase something, especially written, printed, or digital information: The core meaning is to deliberately take something out or make it disappear from a document, list, or storage medium.
    • To eliminate or cut out a section from a text or recording: Often used in the context of editing to remove unwanted parts.
Usage and Examples

  • Basic Usage:

    • Please delete the third paragraph from the report.
    • I accidentally deleted an important email.
    • The director decided to delete the violent scene from the film.

  • In Computing:

    • To free up space, you should delete old files.
    • Select the text and press 'Delete' on your keyboard.
Advanced Usage
  • "to delete from": To remove something from a specific place or list.
    • Your account has been deleted from our system.
Variants and Related Words
  • Deletion (n): The act of deleting or the thing that is deleted.
    • The deletion of those files was a mistake.
Synonyms
  • Erase: To remove all traces of something.
  • Remove: To take something away.
  • Omit: To leave something out.
  • Expunge: To erase or remove completely (formal).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Delete off (of): To remove from a surface or device (informal).
    • I deleted the app off my phone.
Related Idioms
delete

She uses the delete key on her keyboard to remove a word.

Verb
  1. cut or eliminate
    • she edited the juiciest scenes
  2. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
    • Who erased the files form my hard disk?
  3. remove or make invisible
    • Please delete my name from your list

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