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delete Mar 2nd 2012, 21:22 ‎English: format etymology a bit; join parts of synonym list ← Older revision Revision as of 21:22, 2 March 2012 Line 4: Line 4:       ===Etymology===   ===Etymology=== − From {{etyl|la}} ''[[deletus]]'', past participle of ''[[delere]]'' "[[destroy]], [[blot out]], [[efface]]," from ''[[delevi]]'', originally perf. tense of ''[[delinere]]'' "to [[daub]], erase by smudging," from ''de-'' "from, away" + ''linere'' "to smear, wipe." + From {{etyl|la}} {{term|deletus|lang=la}}, past participle of {{term|delere||[[destroy]], [[blot out]], [[efface]]|lang=la}}, from {{term|delevi|lang=la}}, originally perf. tense of {{term|delinere||to [[daub]], erase by smudging|lang=la}}, from {{term|de-||from, away|lang=la}} + {{term|linere||to smear, wipe|lang=la}}.       ===Pronunciation===   ===Pronunciation=== Line 24: Line 24:       ====Synonyms====   ====Synonyms==== − * {{italbrac|to get rid of}}: [[erase]], [[strike]], [[terminate]], [[cease existence]], + * {{sense|to get rid of}} [[erase]], [[strike]], [[terminate]], [[cease existence]], [[remove]], [[rub out]], [[strike out]], [[obliterate]], [[cancel]], [[cross out]], [[score]], [[scrub]], [[scrap]], [[scratch]], [[expunge]], [[eliminate]], [[blue-pencil]], [[exclude]], [[squelch]] − [[remove]], [[rub out]], [[strike out]], [[obliterate]], [[cancel]], [[cross out]],   − [[score]], [[scrub]], [[scrap]], [[scratch]], [[expunge]], [[eliminate]], [[blue-pencil]],   − [[exclude]], [[squelch]]         ====Antonyms====   ====Antonyms==== − * {{italbrac|to get rid of}}: [[maintain]] + * {{sense|to get rid of}} [[maintain]]       ====Related terms====   ====Related terms====

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