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delete definition

de·lete (dē lēt′, di-)

transitive verb deleted -·let′ed, deleting -·let′·ing

to take out (a printed or written letter, word, etc.); cross out

Etymology: < L deletus, pp. of delere, to blot out, destroy < de-, from + base of linere, to daub, rub over (writing on a wax table with the blunt end of the style) < IE base *lei-, viscous, smooth > lime

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