[verb] - to remove or draw a line through (esp. a written word or words)All references to Marxism-Leninism were deleted from the history books. [T]They insisted that all the expletives were deleted from the article. [T]On this computer keyboard, this is the key for deleting (= removing text). [I]Here is a list of possible answers. Please delete (= draw a line through them) as appropriate. [I]
DELETE
Meaning of DELETE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012