How to spell delete

Delete is spelled D-E-L-E-T-E.

hear itde·lete/dɪ'lit/verbLong vowels

What it means: To remove or erase something from a digital device.

In a sentence: I will delete the extra photo from my camera.

Same family: deletes, deleted, deleting, deletion, remove. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Delete” comes from Latin *delere*, meaning “to wipe out” or “erase.” The word was used for centuries about crossing out handwritten text long before it became a common button on computers and phones.

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