deletar

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See also: deletär

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English delete, probably by means of the Delete key on computer keyboards, from Latin dēleō. Doublet of delir and indelével.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧le‧tar

Verb

deletar (first-person singular present deleto, first-person singular preterite deletei, past participle deletado)

  1. (computing, Brazil) delete (to remove a computer file)
    Synonyms: apagar, excluir

Usage notes

Frequently proscribed in favor of its synonyms due to being borrowed from English, even if ultimately from Latin.

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