delete

delete
delete (v.) late 15c., "destroy, eradicate," from L. deletus, pp. of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi, originally perf. tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging" (as of the wax on a writing table), from de- "from, away" (see DE- (Cf. de-)) + linere "to smear, wipe" (see LIME (Cf. lime) (n.1)). In English, specifically of written matter, from c.1600. Related: Deleted; deleting.

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