Delete and Enter

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Enter is an antonym for delete.

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Enter

Enter verb - To put (someone or something) on a list.
Usage example: new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

Delete is an antonym for enter in topics: come, record, exit, embark on.

Nearby Words: entry, entered, entering

Common collocations

picture delete picture enter picture
system delete system enter system
universe delete universe enter universe
world delete world enter world
Other words: game, code.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Persona 5 Refusal of the Call: The Protagonist attempts to delete the Otherworld Navigation app for a good three days before actually using it to willingly enter the Palace.
  • Western Animation / Code Lyoko Season 3: Possessing her so that she'd enter the Code: XANA and delete the Lyoko Sectors.
  • Attack Reflector Enter the Override folder and delete file "clck26" if you find this annoying.
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