HyperDic: delete

English > 3 senses of the word delete:
VERBcontactdelete, cancelremove or make invisible
communicationdelete, erasewipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
changedelete, edit, blue-pencilcut / cut or eliminate
delete > pronunciation
Soundsdihliy't
Rhymesaesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt...
English > delete: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningRemove or make invisible.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example"Please delete my name from your list"
Synonymcancel
Narrowererase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe offRemove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
strike, scratch, expunge, exciseRemove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Broaderremove, take, take away, withdrawRemove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Spanishanular, borrar, eliminar, suprimir, tachar
Catalananul·lar, eliminar, suprimir
Nounsdeletionthe act of deleting something written or printed
deletionthe omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
English > delete: 3 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaningwipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymerase
Categoryrecording, transcriptionThe act of making a record (especially an audio record)
Narrowerdemagnetize, demagnetiseErase (a magnetic storage device)
Broadertake away, take outtake out or remove
Oppositerecord, tapeRegister electronically
Spanishanular, borrar, eliminar, suprimir, tachar
Catalananul·lar, eliminar, esborrar, passar ratlla, ratllar, suprimir
English > delete: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningcut / cut or eliminate.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsedit, blue-pencil
Broadercensorsubject to political, religious, or moral censorship
Spanishborrar, censurar, editar
Catalansuprimir
Nounsdeletionthe act of deleting something written or printed
deletionthe omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

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