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delete

verb

cut or eliminate

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈliːt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. cut or eliminate

    “she edited the juiciest scenes”

verb

  1. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

    “Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

verb

  1. remove or make invisible

    “Please delete my name from your list”

In context

Example Sentences

she edited the juiciest scenes
Who erased the files from my hard disk?
Please delete my name from your list

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