Delete (verb)

1. To remove or eliminate something, such as a file or text, from a computer or storage device.
2. To remove or eliminate something, such as a word or sentence, from written or spoken text.

Origin:

From latin deletus, past participle of delere ("to destroy, blot out, efface").

Examples:

1. She deleted the file by accident.
2. He deleted the message from the inbox.
3. The error was corrected by deleting the wrong word.
4. The mistake was fixed by deleting the incorrect sentence.
5. The unnecessary information was removed by deleting the excess data.