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"word": "insert"
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}
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"text": "→ Portuguese: deletar, delete"
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{
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "delible"
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"word": "self-delete"
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"word": "diminish"
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{
"word": "maintain"
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"To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device."
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[
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[
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"(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device."
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},
{
"word": "clear"
},
{
"word": "strike"
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{
"word": "terminate"
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{
"word": "remove"
},
{
"word": "delete"
}
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "skrap"
},
{
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "wis"
},
{
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"sense": "to remove",
"word": "uitwis"
},
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḥaḏafa",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "حَذَفَ"
},
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"sense": "to remove",
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"word": "مسح"
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"sense": "to remove",
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"word": "شطب"
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"sense": "to remove",
"word": "юйыу"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "to remove",
"word": "премахвам"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iztrivam",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "изтривам"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "esborrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "刪除"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shānchú",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "删除"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "vymazat"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "smazat"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "verwijderen"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "forpreni"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "forstreki"
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{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "eksigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "forigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "poistaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "supprimer"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "borrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "sacar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "suprimir"
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{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣ašla",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "წაშლა"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "amošla",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ამოშლა"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "streichen"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "löschen"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diagráfo",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "διαγράφω"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katargó",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "καταργώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "töröl"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "menghapus"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "scrios"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "cancellare"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "eliminare"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"alt": "けす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kesu",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "消す"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"alt": "さくじょする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sakujo-suru",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "削除する"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "lup",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "លុប"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sakjehada",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "삭제하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "dēleō"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ērādō"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ablēgō"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "kaḷayuka",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "കളയുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "nīkkañceyyuka",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "നീക്കംചെയ്യുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "illātākkuka",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "māykkuka",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "മായ്ക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "whakakore"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "whakakorekore"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "whākorekore"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "muku"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "حذفیدن"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "usuwać"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "apagar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
],
"word": "excluir"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"Brazil"
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"topics": [
"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "deletar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"Portugal"
],
"word": "eliminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "șterge"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udaljátʹ",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "удаля́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udalítʹ",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "удали́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "nāśayati",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "नाशयति"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "sguab às"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "brisati"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
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"word": "izbrisati"
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{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "scanciḍḍari"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "livari"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "borrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ta bort"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "burahin"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lóp",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "ลบ"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "silmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vydalyty",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "видалити"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vydaljaty",
"sense": "to remove",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "видаляти"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "xóa"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "gạch"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "gạt bỏ"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "dileu"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 4 1",
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "esteren"
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"Mass media",
"Software",
"Recreation",
"Culture",
"Media",
"Computing",
"Human activity",
"Society",
"Communication",
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"ref": "2020 November 20, “Enhance Arena positioning”, in Blizzard Forums (US)",
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"To defeat or dominate."
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"raw_glosses": [
"(online gaming, slang) To defeat or dominate."
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"Internet",
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"topics": [
"games",
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{
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{
"ref": "2008, Ted Bell, Assassin",
"text": "\"Go find this guy, Alex,\" Conch had said. \"And delete him.\"",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2013, Tim Corkery, Funny to Horror: Short Stories",
"text": "\"[…]The less we discover about him, the more we are convinced he needs to be deleted...\"\n[…]\n\"Yes. In other words I kill a terrorist, right?\"",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Shane Kuhn, The Intern's Handbook, page 220",
"text": "I'm a forty-something psychopath who thinks he has the right to delete anyone he sees fit.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2017, Bill Dixon, Dragonfire: A New World of Poems and Stories",
"text": "She either felt pity for him and put him out of pain, a ridiculous, untrue solution for pity and sorrow are delusions, or she was part of his triangle had to delete him before he spoke again, he had to be silenced.",
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}
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"To kill or murder."
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"(transitive, slang) To kill or murder."
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},
{
"ipa": "/diˈliːt/"
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"ipa": "/dəˈliːt/"
},
{
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"word": "премахвам"
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{
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"word": "изтривам"
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{
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"lang": "Catalan",
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"word": "esborrar"
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"word": "刪除"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "删除"
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"code": "cs",
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"word": "borrar"
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"code": "gl",
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{
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "წაშლა"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "ამოშლა"
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"code": "sa",
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"word": "sguab às"
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{
"code": "sh",
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{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
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"word": "livari"
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{
"code": "es",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"word": "ta bort"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to remove",
"word": "burahin"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lóp",
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"word": "ลบ"
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "vi",
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
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"code": "cy",
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