deleteverb [ I or T ]
uk/dɪˈliːt/us/dɪˈliːt/B1 to remove or draw a line through something, especially a written word or words:
They insisted that all expletives be deleted from the article.
Here is a list of possible answers. Please delete (= draw a line through them) as appropriate.
More examples
- All names have been deleted from the report.
- I deleted the file by accident.
- All swear words were deleted from the text.
- I deleted the entire paragraph.
- They have deleted a clause in the contract which says the company can make people redundant for economic reasons.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deleting writing
- blank
- blank sth out
- cross
- cross sb/sth off (sth)
- cross sth out
- deletion
- edit
- edit sth out
- efface
- erase
- rub
- rub sth out
- score
- score sth out/through
- strike
- strike sth out/through
- x