delete

delete
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
>
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delete a computer file
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