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English verb: delete | |||
| 1. | delete (contact) remove or make invisible | ||
| Samples | Please delete my name from your list. | ||
| Synonyms | cancel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | efface, erase, excise, expunge, rub out, score out, scratch, strike, wipe off | ||
| 2. | delete (communication) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | ||
| Samples | Who erased the files form my hard disk?. | ||
| Synonyms | erase | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take away, take out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | demagnetise, demagnetize | ||
| Domain category | recording, transcription | ||
| Antonyms | record, tape | ||
| 3. | delete (change) cut or eliminate | ||
| Samples | She edited the juiciest scenes. | ||
| Synonyms | blue-pencil, edit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | censor | ||
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