Antonyms for deleting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-leet |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlit |
Definition of deleting
Origin :- late 15c., "destroy, eradicate," from Latin deletus, past participle of delere "destroy, blot out, efface," from delevi, originally perfective tense of delinere "to daub, erase by smudging" (as of the wax on a writing table), from de- "from, away" (see de-) + linere "to smear, wipe" (see lime (n.1)). In English, specifically of written matter, from c.1600. Related: Deleted; deleting.
- verb erase, remove
- I also corrected White's translation of the Definition of Attribute by deleting the word "if."
- Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza
- Hackelberg must have sent them there to make sure that he followed through with deleting his data.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- Certain dissenters have cut out the very soul of À Kempis in deleting the passages on the Holy Eucharist.
- Extract from : « Confessions of a Book-Lover » by Maurice Francis Egan
- By deleting a hundred million hours we shorten Senator Borah's speeches against the League by 11,410 years.
- Extract from : « Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] » by Christopher Darlington Morley
- Typographic errors have been repaired—for example, deleting superfluous letters, fixing omitted or incorrect punctuation.
- Extract from : « The House of Fulfilment » by George Madden Martin
Synonyms for deleting
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