delete

Definition

  • verb: to remove (something, such as words, pictures, or computer files) from a document, recording, computer, etc.
  • verb: to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
  • synonyms: ko, abbreviate, abridge

Examples

  • When the movie was shown on TV all the swearwords had been 'deleted'.

  • She accidentally 'deleted' [='erased'] the file/e-mail.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Your report doesn't show I realize your ordeal affected you, but the holes in your account... ...leave us with no choice but to delete these references... ...until hard evidence becomes available that could cause us to pursue an investigation. I don't believe the FBI has an investigative (..)
    1998 The X Files