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Definition delete in British English

delete verb

[transitive] verb
/dɪˈliːt/
1

to remove or cross out something that has been written

Example

Several names had been deleted from the list.

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2

to remove information stored in a computer

Example

Your records have been deleted from our database.

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Definition delete in British English