delete

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=lete

OXFORD DICTIONARY

delete, v.tr. remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), esp. by striking out.

Derivative

deletion n.

Etymology

L delere delet- efface

THESAURUS

delete

KO, abbreviate, abridge, abrupt, alienate, annul, black out, blot, blot out, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, call off, cancel, cast off, cast out, censor, complete, cross out, cut, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, dele, depart, disarticulate, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dispose of, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, drop the curtain, edit, edit out, efface, eject, eliminate, end off, eradicate, erase, estrange, exclude, expel, expunge, expurgate, extinguish, finalize, finish, fold up, get it over, get over with, get through with, give the quietus, isolate, kayo, kibosh, kill, knock out, leave, obliterate, omit, part, perfect, polish off, pull away, pull back, pull out, put paid to, raze, remove, rescind, rub out, rule out, scrag, scratch, scratch out, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, shoot down, shut off, split, sponge, sponge out, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, step aside, strike, strike off, strike out, subtract, throw off, throw out, uncouple, unyoke, void, wipe out, withdraw, zap