delink

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/diˈlɪŋk/

verb

To unlink, or remove a link from.

OriginEnglish link ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdelink (third-person singular simple present delinks, present participle delinking, simple past and past participle delinked)

present singular third person delinks · participle present delinking · participle past delinked · past delinked

  1. transitiveTo unlink, or remove a link from.
  2. Multicultural London EnglishslangtransitiveTo discontinue meeting or maintaining social relations with, to disassociate from.

    I live my life at 140 Get money and fast flow just taught me Keep pushing, soon they'll support me Until then Same paper, same pen Me, I'm tryna make ends And delink all my fake friends

    2008, “Hungry” (track 3), in Chip (lyrics), Guess Who?

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishlink
  8. Englishdelink

From de- + link.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“delink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delink.

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