| 释义 |
de·lete
\də̇ˈlēt, dēˈ-, usu -ēd.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin deletus, past participle of delēre to wipe out, destroy, fr, de- + -lēre (from the root of linere to smear) — more at lime
: to reduce to nullity: as
a. archaic : destroy, annihilate
b. : to reject by physically obscuring (as by blotting out, scratching out, or cutting out) or by excluding or marking for exclusion during further processing (as retyping or printing)
< delete the third paragraph >
< his name was deleted from the list >
: erase, expunge, dele
c. : to eliminate as a factor or a matter for consideration
< new processes will probably ultimately delete this crop from the economy >
< it is impossible to delete religious considerations and retain a clear view of colonial history >
Synonyms: see erase |