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delete

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  1. erase                 
 
de.lete \di-'le-t\ vt [L deletus, pp. of dele-re to wipe out, destroy, fr. 
   de- +] -le-re (akin to L linere to smear) : to eliminate esp. by blotting 
   out, cutting out, or erasing