delete

About 4.79 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. verb To remove from a record label's catalog so that it is out of print.
3. verb To defeat or dominate.
4. verb To kill or murder.
5. noun A deletion.
6. noun A remainder of a music or video release.
7. noun Alternative letter-case form of Delete.
8. noun The delete character (U+007F or %7F).

Similar words

erase cancel blue-pencil deletion expunge efface remove erasure removing removal

Often followed by

the a all it from key an or any

Word family

deleted deletes deleting