delete meaning and definition

DELETE verb

Definition of delete (verb)

1. remove or make invisible
   • "Please delete my name from your list"
   • synonyms: cancel
2. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
   • "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"
   • synonyms: erase
   • antonym: record
3. cut or eliminate
   • "she edited the juiciest scenes"
   • synonyms: blue-pencil, edit