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verb (used with object), de·let·ed, de·let·ing.
to strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase; expunge.
Origin:
1485–95; < Latin dēlētus (past participle of dēlēre to destroy), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
1485–95; < Latin dēlētus (past participle of dēlēre to destroy), equivalent to dēl- destroy + -ē- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
de·let·a·ble, adjective
re·de·lete, verb (used with object), re·de·let·ed, re·de·let·ing.
un·de·let·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to remove (something printed or written); erase; cancel; strike out | |
| [C17: from Latin dēlēre to destroy, obliterate] | |
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Deleted
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
delete
late 15c., from L. deletus, pp. of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi, originally perf. tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging," from de- "from, away" + linere "to smear, wipe."
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Example sentences
My original posting in their forum was deleted by the moderator.
People do not know where the information they are sending is being stored and when, if ever, it is deleted.
There are plenty of sources including the clumsily deleted information.
But that clause was deleted after proponents failed to garner enough support for it.
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