delete

verb

de·lete di-ˈlēt

dē-

deleted; deleting

Synonyms of delete next

transitive verb

: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing

delete a passage in a manuscript

delete a computer file

The email was accidentally deleted.

deletable

di-ˈlē-tə-bəl

dē-

adjective

an easily deletable photo

Examples of delete in a Sentence

Delete this name from the list. When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been deleted.

Recent Examples on the Web Keeping data fresh and well-labeled, and investing in deleting old data as needed, is a very important place to start. —

Paula Goldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2023 While at least one was flagged and deleted, the followups were viewed over 600,000 times and sparked numerous response videos from other book creators criticizing the series and its popularity on TikTok. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023 The article also noted that Copeland deleted the accounts after the interview and asked that the 1819 News not make the screenshots of the accounts public due to his family and position as a pastor. —

Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023 In response to the backlash, Hampshire deleted her posts with pictures of the costume, and issued an apology statement. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2023 Epic will get to inform jurors that Google deleted evidence such as internal chats about the restrictive agreements with device makers. —

Paresh Dave, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2023 Photos of the costumes Hampshire and her friend wore have been deleted. —

Simrin Singh, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023 In one case, California school board members deleted comments from disgruntled parents and blocked their access to message boards. —

Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023 Dear News Media discovering now that our new House Speaker Mike Johnson has - just today - deleted his podcast webpage: all the podcasts are saved and archived. —

Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023 See More

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