supprime

Supprime is a conjugated form of the French verb supprimer, meaning to remove, delete, or abolish. The infinitive is supprimer; supprime can function as either the third-person singular present indicative (il/elle supprime) or the imperative form (supprime!) used to give a direct order. The form je supprime also exists in the first-person singular present, though it is not usually written alone without a subject pronoun.

Etymology and sense

Supprimer derives from Old French suprimer, itself from Latin suppremere, formed with sub- “under, up from” and premere “to press.” The primary sense in modern French is to remove or delete something from a collection, list, document, or system. In legal or administrative usage, supprimer can also mean to abolish or do away with a rule, tax, or position.

Usage

Common contexts include deleting files or data (supprimer un fichier), removing a line from a document (supprimer une ligne), or canceling an entry in a registry. In software interfaces, a button labeled “Supprimer” typically performs a delete action. In broader discourse, supprimer can denote abolishing or eliminating policies, restrictions, or institutions, sometimes with nuance toward formal abolition rather than mere removal.

Conjugation notes

As part of the verb supprimer, supprime occurs in conjugation patterns such as je supprime, il supprime, nous supprimons, vous supprimez, ils suppriment. In isolation, the form supprime may be interpreted as either the third-person singular present or the imperative (tu supprime), depending on context and punctuation.

See also

Supprimer (infinitive), French verbs, delete in computing, abolish in law.