edit, blue-pencil, delete
(verb) cut or eliminate; “she edited the juiciest scenes”
erase, delete
(verb) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; “Who erased the files from my hard disk?”
delete, cancel
(verb) remove or make invisible; “Please delete my name from your list”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
delete (third-person singular simple present deletes, present participle deleting, simple past and past participle deleted)
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
Synonyms: erase, clear, strike, terminate, remove, Thesaurus:delete
Antonyms: insert, main
delete (plural deletes)
(computing) A deletion.
(recorded entertainment industry) A remainder of a music or video release.
(uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Delete
Delete (plural Deletes)
A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer.
Source: Wiktionary
De*lete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleting.] Etym: [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf. 1st Dele.]
Definition: To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit. I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have deleted eight. Aytoun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
