Delete and Subtract

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

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Subtract and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtract" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Subtract verb - To take away (an amount or number) from a total.

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Delete and subtract are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Subtract".

Nearby Words: subtraction, subtracting

people	delete people	subtract people
list	delete list	subtract list

Mind Rape: This is how the nanocloud conversion process begins; delete memories, "subtract love and add anger".

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S 33 E1 "Asylum of the Daleks"

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