delete

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dēlētus, past participle of dēlēre (“destroy, blot out, efface”), from dēlēvī, originally perf. tense of dēlinere (“to daub, erase by smudging”), from dē- (“from, away”) + linere (“to smear, wipe”). Original sense first appears c. 1495. In common use for ordering the absence of features of products (such as automobiles) in the 1960s. The computing sense, including the noun form, first appears c. 1977 in Software: Practice & Experience. Not related to deleterious. Doublet of delible and deleble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈliːt/, /diˈliːt/, /dəˈliːt/ Hyphenation: de‧lete Rhymes: -iːt === Verb === delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted) (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s] Synonyms: erase, clear, strike, terminate, remove; see also Thesaurus:delete Antonyms: insert, maintain, restore, stet (online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate. (transitive, slang) To kill or murder. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: deletar, delete ==== Translations ==== === Noun === delete (plural deletes) (computing) A deletion. (recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release. (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete. (computing) The delete character (U+007F or %7F). ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === deletion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Adjective === delete f pl feminine plural of deleto === Anagrams === ledete == Latin == === Verb === dēlēte second-person plural present active imperative of dēleō === Participle === dēlēte vocative masculine singular of dēlētus == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English delete. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: de‧le‧te ==== Noun ==== delete m (plural deletes) Delete (key) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: de‧le‧te ==== Verb ==== delete inflection of deletar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative