DELETE


Meaning of DELETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈlēt, dē- ]

transitive verb

( de·let·ed ; de·let·ing )

Etymology: Latin deletus, past participle of delēre to wipe out, destroy

Date: circa 1605

: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing

delete a passage in a manuscript

delete a computer file

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.