Delete



GRE Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 删除
• ［英］ v. 删除 ( cross out; erase)
• ［类］ 反义词: record ( 记录)
• ［记］ de+lete ( 脏物litter) -> 去掉脏物 -> 删除

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (deleted; deleting)

• Etymology: Latin deletus, past participle of delēre to wipe out, destroy
• Date: circa 1605
• to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing <delete a passage in a manuscript><delete a computer file>

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